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STARTER HARD TO TURN BY HAND: normal or not? - Guest - 04-21-2011
i took off my starter because last summer
ometime start slowly when hot.so order a kit before i remove starter.
just in case i change bearing , seal,sleeve, the brush was only 2 mm used , i kept it..... and clean armature.
when i did close all covers......now it is very hard to turn pinion by hand or 2 finger.
on floor the starter dont dance when i connect to car battery.
reinstall starter on bike , with security switch at off , push button and engine crank as normal. my bike is in my home can not try hot for now.
so do i reinstall muffler and all stuff ? dont know if it will be ok when hot starting this summer.
like i said , hard to turn by fingers........... normal or not
thanks
Re: STARTER HARD TO TURN BY HAND: normal or not? - Ranch55 - 04-22-2011
It is hard to turn by hand beacuse of the gear reducer (gearbox). I just rebuilt my starter yesterday also. I found nothing wrong with it, but I am doing a "Rick's Stator" replacement job right now also.
My starter is very hard to turn by hand, but runs good on a battery on the work bench.
Normal....................
Re: STARTER HARD TO TURN BY HAND: normal or not? - bluewing - 04-22-2011
When I checked my starter out it was hard to turn as well, I think it is normal.