Starter Solenoid Question
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Starter Solenoid Question
My local indy rebuilt my starter solenoid as I was having intermittent starting issues. The contacts were pitted pretty bad. Now to the problem. I get the bike back and the starter disengages slowly. It's still turning after the bike fires up then disengages. Three times it stayed engaged and I immediately shut it off, then it disengaged. Im taking it back to him on Monday,just looking for insight from the pro's on our great forum. By the way my indy is awesome and I'm hoping maybe just something real simple like alignment on the starter. The starter was great before just the contacts in the solenoid.
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I went for a ride 2 weeks ago and the starter on my Ultra Classic engaged several times while the engine was running. Fortunately, it was covered by the factory warranty. The starter button switch was shorted out and was replaced.
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The starter worked fine other than the contacts on the solenoid. This problem started immediately after rebuilding the solenoid. The switch seems to work properly, the starter is just sluggish to disengage.
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One of the most handy things one can ever do to trouble shoot starter problems is to install one of those push-button solenoid covers. They just bolt on over the solenoid in place of the cover. If you had one of those on...you could determine if the plunger is binding for some mechanical reason, or the contacts are sticking.
I talked my friend into letting me put one on his around 6-months ago. I would never have guessed that within 3-months time, he would call me and tell me his bike would not crank. I told him to "push that button we installed stupid". He did, it cranked and when he got it to me I discovered he had a faulty starter relay.
In your case, when you say you kill the bike and it releases...sounds like something is keeping the pull-in winding energized. Could be a sticking starter button or relay....but it sounds a bit "fishy" that this started after you had it rebuilt. Releasing "slowly" could be something in a bind, a sticky plunger, sticking contacts (even if they are new) or a missing return spring. I have NEVER installed a new plunger disc, or had to replace contacts. One can clean-up the plunger disc and the contacts with a file, or another some-such tool and they work as good as new.
I talked my friend into letting me put one on his around 6-months ago. I would never have guessed that within 3-months time, he would call me and tell me his bike would not crank. I told him to "push that button we installed stupid". He did, it cranked and when he got it to me I discovered he had a faulty starter relay.
In your case, when you say you kill the bike and it releases...sounds like something is keeping the pull-in winding energized. Could be a sticking starter button or relay....but it sounds a bit "fishy" that this started after you had it rebuilt. Releasing "slowly" could be something in a bind, a sticky plunger, sticking contacts (even if they are new) or a missing return spring. I have NEVER installed a new plunger disc, or had to replace contacts. One can clean-up the plunger disc and the contacts with a file, or another some-such tool and they work as good as new.
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It sounds like an alignment problem to me. I don't think it's electrical. The starter drive is in a bind and stays engaged after the button is released.
I'm pretty sure that's what's happening. Have the indy pull it and put it back a little more carefully.
I'm pretty sure that's what's happening. Have the indy pull it and put it back a little more carefully.
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