Inexpensive Starter Replacement

You could try Sandy at Triumphant,he breaks plenty Rockets.
 
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Howdy,
I can tell you that 280-0278 DOES NOT WORK.Not real happy right at the moment. The reduction/bendix assy. does NOT bolt up. The holes for the long bolts are off from each other 15 degrees or so. I am not sure at this time if I can somehow make it work, but the bearing/brush plate would have to rotate CCW and I don't think that is possible. Also, there is an area left open to the elements because of the misalignment of the parts leaves a gap.
It would appear I now own an $84.00 paperweight.
 
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I'm not sure where you got that part number but the correct part is specified in post numbers 24 and 25 in this thread. They bolt up and have the correct rotation.
 
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Where did I get that number?? In the first post of the thread!
I see that as you pointed out, in #25 that someone else had the same issue as me, so up to a point, my bad for not seeing that,
but seriously, If we know that one of the part numbers listed in the thread are incorrect, REMOVE IT! I assumed that the starter of the thread had some verification of the part numbers, and didn't see the need to read the whole thread, as he says, "bolt up and ride on". What more do I need to know, right?
Sheesh.
 
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Not wanting to b e critical of someone trying to help, but it surely wouldn't hurt for the first post to be updated. A simple click on the EDIT button by the original poster..........
 
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..the only person that can change/alter or delete a post is the original poster or a moderator..caveat emptor..btw, that right starter motor is the cats meow for cold weather starting issues..helped me a bunch..carry on..
 
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For anyone else as inexperienced as me, hope this helps: this is on an '06 Classic.

I got the 17610 from Advance. No, you don't have to pull the cat box and silencers (like the manual says) for starter removal. Just gotta have the right extensions for socket and ratchet. All goes the same as the original poster, except the bendix (the rod, not the bendix gear) and spring are too long. In the picture those 3 screws in a triagular pattern cover the bendix mechanism itself. Undo those screws, remove the plate and gasket pull out the bendix rod and replace with the stock one. While you're in there, you can GENTLY turn the wire connector so that its orientation is the same as stock (mine was 180 deg out). Replace plate, gasket and 3 screws and be sure to use the stock spring also. Also, once I got it back together and installed on the bike, I found that the positive power terminal was a lot longer and came within a mm or so of ground. So I pulled it off and bit off a quarter inch or so of it with some bolt cutters. If you have to do this, it helps if the nut is on the terminal when you cut it. That way as you remove the nut, it paves the way for putting it back on over the jagged cut of the bolt.

I know my terminology here probably isn't quite correct, but this is my experience and I hope it helps others

Bill Montgomery
 
Guys,

Me to faced problems with my starter on the 2008 R3T as well. It started to click . I had to push the starterbutton severall times ( especially when the engine was warm) to make it work again. First a replaced the relais but that did not help. Then, off course, I searched our Forum and found Wayne's great thread. On Ebay I ordered the small service kit for the Denso starter ( 20 pounds).

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-5...0001&campid=5335943355&icep_item=251285690761

Started tacking off the starter , after removing the Pipes and the Catbox of the R3T. 30 minutes work. Replaced the copper parts and the plunger which was send within one week, in the servicekit. 15 minutes work. Installed the pipes again and..........starts like never before. Thanks for all the posts. Again it shows this forum is the most Moneysaving app......for us Rocketeers.

p.s. I also made an extra bypass for the negative ground while taking off the starter and saw on the multimeter that this also helps getting more power on the Battery.

Regards from Holland,

Ballyono
 
I don't suppose anyone that has done this has photo documented as they did it? I'm interested in doing so but am frankly quite novice, not sure where on the bike/how easily accessible the starter is or ease of doing the task. (No jack to get the bike up in the air, not sure about special tools,etc.
A number of you guys make it sound pretty easy, but I can also tell that those folks have more know-how with such things than I.
 
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