Starter clutch issue?

[John Kat]

Yesterday, I wanted to start my GS 1000 and allthough I could hear the whine coming from the starter motor, the engine was not turning over
I was convinced the issue came from the one way starter clutch but to my amazement, I discovered that the bolt holding the stator was loose so as the stator itself...
Apparently the PO had not used loctite on the main bolt to secure the stator!
The end of the crankshaft took a bit of a beating in the process but I hope it will not stop me putting it all together again?
Any opinion?

[Steve]

Use a fine file to dress off any high spots on the crank and the rotor.
Bolt them back together, making sure the rotor does not wobble.
Remove the bolt, apply some Loc-Tite, put it back together and RIDE.

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[Agemax]

my rotor came loose on my GS1k. fortunately caught it before it did any damage.
cleaned it up, lightly lapped the rotor on the end of the crank with fine valve grinding paste,refitted, loctited and torqued the bolt up. never had the same problem since

[5150/gs]

Don't forget to change the oil and filter also.And make sure everything turns free and operates propper as this has happened to me twice now and both times taking the starter with it.This time it will get the method Agemax has said,which is also the same thing Rapid ray told me to do.
But now i need to locate yet another starter.

[5150/gs]

i did the work on mine this evening,though in much worse condition than yours,i had to do a little modification i will let you know how it turns out,letting it sit overnight for the loctite to harden up good.
mine was so worn that tightenening it bound up the starter clutch.with my mod i tightened it down good and the starter rotor turns freely now as well as the reduction gear even though tightened down with an impact(ingersol rand titanium) used to snap u bolts on fords with this thing back in my mechanic days.
praying over it now lol. the oil wasn't near as bad as the last time this happened.
for what it's woth if anyone cares that is.

[5150/gs]

so far so good on mine, how did u make out?

[chuck hahn]

Thats the ROTOR thats bolted to the crank. While the starter clutch is off add the loctite to the 3 bolts that hold it to the rotor too. Take some 120 and wrap it around the crank and polish the burrs off and your good to go.

[bonanzadave]

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=194139&highlight=starter+clutch

[AJ]

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...starter+clutch

Dave beat me to it. Recommend some LocTite on the shaft as well as the nut when you reassemble.