| Author | Message | ||
     Katzusmc |
So I have a 99 Buell M2, it only has 1500 miles on it, and the stator died. Its been parked for the last few years while the previous owner was overseas. Are new stators complicated to put in, and/or where could I find a fairly inexpensive one. most of the ones I;ve seen range from $100-200. Any thoughts? | ||
| Reepicheep |
I think the aftermarket ones run $75 or so, but by the time you get them shipped you may be closer to the $125 or so that I believe the factory part costs. Don't know if a local alternator shop could rebuild it for you, it's not rocket science. It's not a terrible job if you are mechanically inclined, but you will need some big sockets, to pull the primary cover, and throw together a bar to lock the primary while you get the nuts off. You definately want the factory manual. How did you test the stator? Thats a pretty young failure... | ||
| Koz5150 |
I am currently going through a minor electrical crisis with my M2. I thought it was the stator but that turned out to be working just fine. anyway. check the drag Specialties catalog as I saw stators in there for as low as $49.95 part number DS-195039 | ||
| Katzusmc |
Thanks for the help. I'm going to take the part #'s to a local shop here, and probably have them do the work. I've never taken apart an XL before, only japanese bikes. Since I don't have much experience with sportsters, I'll just have a pro do it. I hear its gonna be somewhere in the area of 3 hours labor. | ||
| Koz5150 |
The service manual is a must. I replaced my primary cover this past spring, it wasn't that bad of a job (if you got all the tools and a good shop). Good luck | ||
| Tramp |
Koz said: " I thought it was the stator but that turned out to be working just fine" Tramp said: "gosh, REALLY? (now, did you DO the simple drain test i described?)" now, katzu- back to the question- HOW, exactly, did you determine your stator's BAD? I see way more bad batteries, bad connections, bad VRs, bad starter relays, etc. etc. ad in-near-finitum, on these HDs than stators.... did a pro actually TEST the stator, or did a "pro" tell you it sound slike a stator problem? | ||
| Ceejay |
Check the wiring by the oil pump, I thought my VR was going, then my battery, then my stator, then my main circuit, turned out to be a short by the oil pump, very sharp brass fitting for the return line which since the H-D's seem to like to vibrate can chew right through the wiring if it is up against it. watch out for those "pros" | ||
| Bluzm2 |
Katzusmc Ceejay may be headed in the right direction. Under the oil pump on the M2's are 2 connections. One is a 2 wire connection coming from the alternator to the voltage regulator. The second is a single wire coming from the voltage regulator to the battery. I had the single wire from the VR to the battery come loose, it's now tie wrapped for safety... It's not likely the wires from the alternator came loose as they are supposed to be tie wrapped together from the factory. Be sure to check closely anyway. Brad | ||
| Blake |
In the future please post topics like this to the applicable topic in the Knowledge Vault. We'll be moving this one there soon. Thanks for helping to get BadWeB organized.  172689 |
