Time to test/repair/replace the starter?

[barnbiketom]

something else to consider:

where the brush holder plate rests inside the housing, it must be CLEAN, as it makes a ground contact for one of the brushes.. if it is dirty and corroded.. it will not work.

[ekabil]

Yeah I dunno i thought its better to consolidate threads on the same topic. who knows man, these internets are crazy. ill start a new thread instead, tomorrow

and if it matters to anyone, on an 82gs1100GL, you do *not* need to remove the carbs, or the cam chain tensioner, or anything but the starter cover, in order to remove the starter motor.

[Maddevill]

Did you ever verify that your solonoid was actually working? If you jump from the battery IN directly to the starter and the starter worked but nothing happened when you jumped across the poles your solonoid could be internally fried. Even though it "clicked" that doesn't mean that the solonoid was making any contact internally.

[cowboyup3371]

Actually, if it clicks then it is working.

I would ensure you marked the caps from each end so you know which end goes where. I will admit though even with trying to rebuild it I couldn't get things to work properly and just bought another that did work. Good luck and I'm looking forward to hearing how you manage it.

[ekabil]

Thanks guys. I would like to go ahead and redirect any new posters to my very nice new thread. And shorting the solenoid's poles with a piece of (conductive) metal would have made the starter turn if the solenoid was broken, which it did not.

[barnbiketom]

Actually, if it clicks then it is working.

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NO that is incorrect..

It may indeed be CLICKING but if the contacts are burned, it may NOT be passing the current...