Starter motor fixed by smashing it with a wrench!!

BrokenArrows · 08-03-2012 11:59pm #1

During the summer i had a thread going about a problem with the bike starting consistently. I replaced the battery which resolved the issue but only for a short time.

In frustration i smashed the starter motor with a wrench and bam. The starter has worked fine for almost 5 months.

Issued started happening again in the past few weeks and got to the point today where it wouldnt start. Again i smashed it with a wrench and what do you know its starting instantly again.

What could it be? lol.

Please Kill Me · 09-03-2012 12:33am

Ah if all else fails, bash it with something! :pac: Good stuff!

honeybadger · 09-03-2012 1:13am

stuck bushings

CJhaughey · 09-03-2012 10:06am

Likely the solenoid is sticking and if you pull the starter off and clean the contactor it will probably work much more reliably.

KamiKazi · 09-03-2012 10:42am

Worn brushes in the motor, giving it a whack moves them enough to make good contact. You can get the starter motor refurbished which will solve it.

JohnnyCrash · 09-03-2012 12:58pm

a.k.a "The Scientific Tap":D

KTRIC · 09-03-2012 2:19pm

Percussive maintenance

BrokenArrows · 09-03-2012 7:31pm

Just tried to take the starter motor off to give it a clean. It's jammed in there good and not budging. I guess the occasional whack every few months will have to do.

Keith186 · 10-03-2012 2:13pm

Done the trick for me in the past too. Ended up selling it befire I got the starter motor fixed. Not sure how much it would be?

daveob007 · 11-03-2012 2:51pm

most likely to be dirty brushes and easy to fix,,any auto electrical person can do that no hassle,,had the same with my car and a tap of a hammer worked every time,,worth spending a few quid to fix.

Starter motor fixed by smashing it with a wrench!!

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