Urg- starting issue
Hi fellas,
I’m just struggling to identify a starting issue, hoping you can shed light on it.
On the face of it the starter is very sluggish to turn. I had it off the bike and it did seem to function fine, so i refitted it, cleaned the connections, fitted a new pc545, and re-crimped all relays at the base (as there were a few bad connections and some were being pushed back out of the blocks).
The starter solenoid flicks fine but is extremely laboured on spinning. It got very hot
It was the starter magnets. 2 of them had come loose and were jammed up against the casing.
Of course, I had checked the main earth point, forward bullet connectors and ignition switch first, naturally…. but yeah the starter was proper mullered! Got a dessert spoons worth of rust and magnetic debris when i opened it. No wonder it was getting hot.
Thanks again docc!
