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How to replace your stator - A pictoral guide
Greetings everyone,
Yes, it was an eventful weekend but I still found time on Sunday to replace my stator while I was changing the oil. Or did I change the oil while I was replacing my stator? Anyway, after replacing the r/r (Thanks to Mr. duaneage for the Honda r/r!) and still having a charging problem, knowing I had a good battery, left only a suspect stator. Here's what I found when I removed the left crankcase cover:
As you can see, a few of the coils had damaged insulation. Two of the damaged coils are on the same leg of the stator (this being a three phase, 18 pole, AC generator with 6 coils per leg spaced evenly around the part). In effect, these damaged coils were just lumps of copper resistance and were no longer coils that produce alternating current. It's no wonder my bike wasn't charging.
Here is the new part I got from RMSTATOR installed in the cover and ready for reassembly. They also have an ebay store that usually sells this part for $10 less and includes free shipping. I paid $101 total for the part ($2 for insurance).
I also replaced all the bullet connectors between the r/r and stator. Here is a picture of what I had when I began the procedure.
And here is a picture of the final wiring with the new insulated blade connectors all dressed and neat.
Now my bike is charging properly, all the lights are brighter, and I think it's even running a little better because it's getting full voltage to the spark plugs.
For a complete pictorial guide of my stator replacement experience, please visit the BikeCliff website. There you will find my stator replacement procedure in PDF format for your downloading pleasure. Please let me know what you think. I hope someone might find it useful.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
Yes, it was an eventful weekend but I still found time on Sunday to replace my stator while I was changing the oil. Or did I change the oil while I was replacing my stator? Anyway, after replacing the r/r (Thanks to Mr. duaneage for the Honda r/r!) and still having a charging problem, knowing I had a good battery, left only a suspect stator. Here's what I found when I removed the left crankcase cover:
As you can see, a few of the coils had damaged insulation. Two of the damaged coils are on the same leg of the stator (this being a three phase, 18 pole, AC generator with 6 coils per leg spaced evenly around the part). In effect, these damaged coils were just lumps of copper resistance and were no longer coils that produce alternating current. It's no wonder my bike wasn't charging.
Here is the new part I got from RMSTATOR installed in the cover and ready for reassembly. They also have an ebay store that usually sells this part for $10 less and includes free shipping. I paid $101 total for the part ($2 for insurance).
I also replaced all the bullet connectors between the r/r and stator. Here is a picture of what I had when I began the procedure.
And here is a picture of the final wiring with the new insulated blade connectors all dressed and neat.
Now my bike is charging properly, all the lights are brighter, and I think it's even running a little better because it's getting full voltage to the spark plugs.
For a complete pictorial guide of my stator replacement experience, please visit the BikeCliff website. There you will find my stator replacement procedure in PDF format for your downloading pleasure. Please let me know what you think. I hope someone might find it useful.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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