Maybe the "several year tech" don't know as much as you think. My 08 compensator was replaced at 40,000 mi with a stock compensator, cleared up the problem completely. It went out again at 85,000 mi and I replaced it with a S.E. The starter and gear are all still original and working perfectly. The compensator WILL cause grinding, banging and jerking when trying to start. It happend twice to me. So maybe you can tell your "several year H-D tech" he needs to go back to school.

 

I'm having this problem with my 2005, supposedly it's not the compensator. Only happens when the bike is warm....

 

change my original compensator for hte SE comp last week it cure the problem,no more big bang and clunck when i start the bike hot so far so good.

 

do i need to remove the inner primary to install new starter hearing all kinds of different ways.have shop manual but not real clear.......help please....30 years as gm tech harley repair manual sucks.......

 

My friend just sent me this pretty interesting my bike is in the the shop now with serouis problems in the primary/starter ..You can read my posts under starter and primary noise anyway pretty interesting that this has been and issue for several years dealer was trying to blame everthing from me not checking compenstator nut to the PCV....