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Old 01-25-2018, 02:25 PM
Nocams Nocams is offline
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Neil,I've been described before by many as very 'over the top' with my maintenance regime,but with 400 hrs(and nil starter probs besides worn brushes at 280hrs) on my 2015 ec300, I've always use white grease on both ends of the bendix,gun oil or any light oil in the sprag section after a good quick cleaning of the running surfaces.I also pull the starter up and drop 3 drops of gear oil on the top crown wheel bearing,it soon finds its way down to the next bearing and gear shaft. I've seen a mates starter give trouble with broken bendix, an elongated hole for the bendix in the outer cover, flogged out crownwheel bearings,worn gear shaft,burnt brushes and commutator from a lack of maintenance.
5 minutes work after every 3 rides is all it takes to keep everthing nice and slippery in the starter department.
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