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Jolly
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2015 - 09:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

for those of you that have not yet pulled your starter to either repair/replace the starter or replace the gasket...your'e in for a surprise! I recently pulled two starters during some spring maintenance and was surprised to find how badly both were leaking.

probably a combination of leaking starter gasket and stator plug weeping...so fixed that as well with black RTV.

The new gasket is far superior to the old one and I recommend if you are "in there" anyway, might as well take this extra step.

Here is what I found on my 2002 S3T and exactly the same mess on my 98 S1W.


dirty starter area
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Jolly
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2015 - 09:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

A good cleaning, new starter gasket and use black RTV on the stator plug and push it back in...

Its been a few weeks and few miles and absolutely no leaks or weeping from either area now.


cleaned starter area
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Phelan
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2015 - 10:01 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

On my bikes I'm sure there's probably sockets and washers under the starter too lol.
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Brother_in_buells
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2015 - 01:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well also a lot of the xb bikes have this (problem)
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K12pilot
Posted on Friday, May 29, 2015 - 08:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

OHH...THE HUMANITY!!!!
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