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Grinding Stator?

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Bike: 83 GS1100

Problem: I hooked up my multimeter to my battery and put it in my tank bag to see what the charging was looking like. The battery was at 11.9 volts, and when revved it to 5k, it would hold at 12 V. So I figured "Damn, it's not charging". As soon as I start to head back, I start feeling this grinding coming from the stator cover. Now I had taken the cover off yesterday, and I saw metal shavings and the stator is worn (where it rotates inside the hub at the end of the crank), so I assumed that the grinding is from the stator rubbing on teh hub. Thing is, when that's happening, my system starts charging normally, reading 13.86-14.01 volts. But the grinding is so bad that my bike actually lurches every so often as if it's grabbing...

My motor is coming apart on Wednesday, but still. Any ideas as to what is causing this? The stator is secure in the housing...

:confused:


-x01660
 
Rotor loose?

Also check the little clip thing that holds the stator wires in place. All three set screws on the stator secure?

And look at the housing for the starter clutch behind the rotor.

Pics would help

Nic
 
The grinding I assume was from the rotor spinning on the crank.
The stator looked fine and there were no metal shavings.
 
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