carefreeinaz
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I've been through 4 starters until I started following these instructions.
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Starter leaking oil
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Pddain
PHTM II
I need some guidance. New billet nose starter from HDM. It is weeping. I am sure my mechanic who had to repair the primary cover, previous owner stripped one of the mounting bolts, put 32 oz of oil back in the primary. I will drain and replace the oil with 20 oz.
Do I need to pull the starter and clean it up, or can I run it until the next time I have the service done? I don’t have a 1000 miles on it but I have a very slow drip.
I also have a spare stock starter that needs a rebuild. Can some one do that?
Do I need to pull the starter and clean it up, or can I run it until the next time I have the service done? I don’t have a 1000 miles on it but I have a very slow drip.
I also have a spare stock starter that needs a rebuild. Can some one do that?
Pddain
PHTM II
Well the saga continues. The starter just spins and won’t engage. I am afraid either the starter or the ring gear is stripped. Battery is good. Starter is still weeping primary fluid. Lesson learned ( no one say DUH !! please). If the starter is weeping oil and intermittently grinds on a start, don’t start the bike, fix it. Never pulled a starter before but there is a first time for everything. This is a new starter with the billet head. Mechanic installed. Any suggestions?
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Drop the primary cover & take a look. Sounds like you need to replace the jack shaft assembly
Actually it’s pretty easy. Theres a seal on the inner primary cover that might be bad which I would think might let primary oil into the starter. Just a thought
Mikeinjersey
Well-Known Member
Your symptom sounds like a drive clutch.
https://www.bigdogpartskingpin.com/...les-starter-drive-clutch-all-2005-2011-models
Your primary vent may need replacing for that drip from the starter.
https://www.bigdogpartskingpin.com/...inner-primary-vent-w-teflon-gasket-baker-dssc
Give HDM a call first about your problems then order what they suggest. Good Luck
Guy Camacho
Member
first disconnect the battery ! and pull the starter out , test it on the bench and check for cracks , on my 07 Mastiff the starter had a crack in the housing and the oil was coming through , I couldn’t see the crack in the starter until I pull the it out.. stay safe
Pddain
PHTM II
Ok starter gear and wring gear are both chewed up. Erik kindly offered to rebuild the starter. Call in to Baker on getting a wring gear or the basket. Biggest problem I have : Any one know where the ground wire coming off the negative terminal of the battery terminates. I have a ground wire from the battery to the starter but I have a much longer wire that doesn’t appear to be terminated anywhere I can find. Both are the same gauge. , ( yes I took it off to get the starter out, yes I didn’t take a pic of that removal and yes I admit to my stupidity. Just thought I would get that over with). On an 06 Mastiff, the manual says it terminates on the transmission. Damned if I can find that point. I was told there should be only one ground wire terminating at the starter on the mounting bolt. I know my old mechanic told me that due to heat damage on the old wire terminals they added a second ground. I would ask him but his cancer has him tied up for a bit.
Short version. 06 Mastiff main ground where does it terminate? Battery to where?Can’t find it in the manuals. Does it terminate at the starter mounting bolt or the transmission. Second question, if you add a second ground where is the best place to terminate it. Jersey Mike and I both believe at the starter mounting bolt but this wire is too long and was terminated somewhere else. Any ideas ?
Short version. 06 Mastiff main ground where does it terminate? Battery to where?Can’t find it in the manuals. Does it terminate at the starter mounting bolt or the transmission. Second question, if you add a second ground where is the best place to terminate it. Jersey Mike and I both believe at the starter mounting bolt but this wire is too long and was terminated somewhere else. Any ideas ?
You sure it’s not your neutral switch wire?
Most likely grounds to the frame
Hey Paul, I have a main ground that connects to the underneath of my transmission on my 2000. It actually is the only bolt on the backside of the inner primary. I could find nothing about this ground connection until I took the inner primary off. Just a thought you may have one down there to. Good luck bud!