My starter works great now!

[pscook]

Originally Posted by Jim Cook

Looking at photo #4, I see a lot of exposed shaft. How did you get the parts to compress that much? Mine seemed pretty firm when I tried to compress it to get enough clearance to get that clip off.

Thanks in advance.
Jim

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The spring cup/apparatus is an (almost) interference fit. Just push harder. Then you simply twist the bendix to push everything back down.

I have replaced the GG circular spring with the Honda spring, but I haven't had the gumption to remove the hog ring from the shaft to change the gear or inner spring. I believe the inner coil spring (inside the cups) is the key to the whole operation. That lighter spring allows the gears to more easily interact, and then prevents the gears from disengaging too early.

[Jim Cook]

Originally Posted by pscook

The spring cup/apparatus is an (almost) interference fit. Just push harder. Then you simply twist the bendix to push everything back down.

I have replaced the GG circular spring with the Honda spring, but I haven't had the gumption to remove the hog ring from the shaft to change the gear or inner spring. I believe the inner coil spring (inside the cups) is the key to the whole operation. That lighter spring allows the gears to more easily interact, and then prevents the gears from disengaging too early.

Thank you!

Jim

[Scruse24]

I just picked up a 13 300 and was wanting to stretch out the spring in the Bendix since it seems on only spin most of the time. I've taken the plastic cover off...do I need to take the metal cover off where the motor goes into as well to pull the starter out? Is there a tutorial for this? I'm a newbie to the estart stuff. Thanks for the help!

[shang]

No. Just remove the starter from the housing. Two 8mm bolts through the plastic cover and starter into the PV cover, and the two 8mm bolts holding the starter to the stator cover. Then just pull the bendix out the top of the stator cover.

Be careful stretching the spring. I over did it and ended up buying a Honda bendix.

[Scruse24]

Ah awesome. Thanks Shang!

[Scruse24]

Should I replace the grease with another kind of lubricant or leave it? Sorry for the noob questions just want to get it right the first time. Thanks!

[shang]

I think you will want to use quite a bit of grease on the gears but I would go easy on the bendix. You want it lubricated but you don't want enough grease to interfere with its operation. It's already a little finicky. That's just my opinion anyway. That's how I did mine and it's worked flawlessly (until the other day when I punched a rock through the housing).

I think a few people on here have even sealed the drain in the cover and filled the stator housing with a few CC's of oil.

[yaphettt]

Hey there I'm in need of the ring gear, where did you get yours? Been looking everywhere and I can't find one

[CombatYoga]

Yaphettt - the ring gears are extremely hard to come by; in fact I'd venture to say there is not one in the US right now. I had Matto looking for me for one for a couple of months with no luck. A guy is parting out my model of bike on ebay and when I saw the ring gear I bought it immediately.

I think it's a combination of a commonly worn part and the troubles at the factory. Hopefully they are back in action soon and some of those hard to come by parts start flowing again.

Like Rod says, check with Matto, Halls and the other dealers that advertise on here.

[yaphettt]

Combat yoga- i was able to get 1 from halls cycles thanks for the input. ordered yesterday and got it today