Cleaned contact on starter now the bike just clicks

[pauldeepsea]

Okay today I followed the how to on servicing the your big dog and changed oil and filters and started the bike up ran great! thanks Gas for the article! decided to clean the contact on the started article posted by cha cha now the bike just clicks. any suggestion on what I did wrong? 2004 pitbull and yes I fucked my own bike up

 

[Eric]

did you remove the starter to do this? if so I'd check all connections.. did you maybe break a wire on the contacts you cleaned? retrace your steps.. its probbly simple over sight..

 

[pauldeepsea]

Eric I left the starter in place. The wire that runs from the EHC to the starter came loose and I fixed that. I am re tracing my steps now

 

[mcgroom]

Eric I left the starter in place. The wire that runs from the EHC to the starter came loose and I fixed that. I am re tracing my steps now

If you over torque the post to the solenoid or the starter it will spin inside of the housing.

If the flat of the terminal is not against the contact, it will not get enough to start.

Guessing this is the problem.

There is a bolt that holds the terminal in place, can't remember the torque spec, but when you remove the wire, you will see the locking nut.

Pull the cover and see if it got moved when you put the wire back on and tightened it up..

 

[pauldeepsea]

Okay, I am no mechanic beginner at best. I only pulled the cover of the starter cleaned the contacts and put the cover on. The wire that came loose is the wire that goes from the EHC to the starter, it connects on top of the starter. the bike just clicks does not even attempt to turn over.
Thanks

 

[pauldeepsea]

When I push down on the solenoid the bike wants to crank over as soon as I put the cover back on the bike just clicks! It does not seem to be making contact. HELP any suggestions are welcomed

 

[Eric]

what are you pushing down?? is the solenoid lose? the starter is tight (mounting blots) did you losen the ground? battery conections good?

 

[pauldeepsea]

Eric I am going to post some pics of what I am working with maybe this will help. I am going to take the pics and post them of what I have so far

 

[Eric]

Eric I am going to post some pics of what I am working with maybe this will help. I am going to take the pics and post them of what I have so far

check PM

 

[RADAMS445]

Okay today I followed the how to on servicing the your big dog and changed oil and filters and started the bike up ran great! thanks Gas for the article! decided to clean the contact on the started article posted by cha cha now the bike just clicks. any suggestion on what I did wrong? 2004 pitbull and yes I fucked my own bike up

Gas will love this! At least you didn't pay someone else to do it.:roll::roll: I'm sure it's nothing serious.:up:

 

[pauldeepsea]

Well at least the oil change went well,

 

[mobsta]

maybe solenoid not lining up at the end where it sits in the cover causing it to jam up,just my 2 cents but what do i know?

 

[pauldeepsea]

I am calling it for today just frustrated and pissed at myself. I am going to charge the battery tomorrow while I am at work.
Tomorrow after work I am going to check all my wire connections (I left the starter in place only pulled the cover).
When I push the plunger into the starter it starts to crank so I am leaning towards the electrical or contact.
Again all ideas and help is welcome, I cant thank some of the members on this site enough for all their help in trying to resolve my problem. Thank you all!!!

 

[Raywood]

The clicking sound is common with a weak battery. I will wait to hear if it starts tomorrow after charging over night.

:2thumbs:

 

[Trainguy]

Well at least the oil change went well,

:roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll::roll:

 

[mcgroom]

At last he is keeping a good attitude, that is for sure.

Did you get a chance to get pictures of it?

It still sounds to me like the post spun out of position when the wire got tightened back up.

The only other thing I can think of would be if you unhooked the sitch wire that plugs into the top of the starter and did not plug that in, than you would here your compression releases click but no crank.

When battery full charge, you will no more. Frustrating but should be simple fix.

 

[pauldeepsea]

Once I get out of work I will post more. I have the battery on charge and I am leaning torwards the wire that plugs into the starter the connector was loose and when I pulled the wire out of it the connector came loose from the wire. I had modified the connection due to my scorpio alarm installation so I am going to check them with a voltmeter and see what I get.

 

[mobsta]

alotcould have gone wrong,if memory serves me this is the dude that drained his tank to change a fuel line and all hell broke loose.:lol:

 

[BBChopper]

alotcould have gone wrong,if memory serves me this is the dude that drained his tank to change a fuel line and all hell broke loose.:lol:

I know a guy the did a valve job because his gas tank rattled!!!

 

[PurpleDog]

I know a guy the did a valve job because his gas tank rattled!!!

doh..

:roll::roll::roll::roll:

dude, that's wrong; heheh