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09-14-2007, 04:11 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007
Bike: 86 Suzuki GS550
Location: North Jersey
Posts: 19
|  Starter Clutch?
Bike= 86 suzuki gs550 My problem started with my starter only cranking very weak, as if it wasn't getting enough current/voltage. So I decided to take the starter out and examine it to see if I could find the problem. After getting it out and taking it apart I saw that the contacts that the brushes meet with were very dirty, so I cleaned them and every other electrical surface inside of it. I put it all back together and after laboring with getting the carbs back on I finally got everything in place. I hit the starter and heard only the rotating of gears down by the starter, no crankshaft movement at all. I took off the side cover and saw this while cranking it:  When I rotate the crank by hand (via the bolt in the lower left of the picture) it will turn the starter gears in the same direction as shown and turn the crank. Its just that when I use the starter to crank it the gear spins freely. So I assume the problem is with the starter clutch, and I have no idea how to go about checking it out. It looks to me that it is sandwiched between the large starter gear and the alternator housing, but that is only a guess, and I don't know how to get the housing off the check. So I'm hoping someone can give me some insight on where to go from here. Thanks for any input. |
