Twinsig Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Anyone repair their starter in here? Are individual parts even available for oilhead starters? Mine isnt throwing the the gear consistently, even after a cleaning, which it was doing before then. I get the empty whirr sound, where it spins without engaging the flywheel. Im not convinced that the latest $68 starter is where i want to go... thanks again to all the dang guru geniouses that help regular folks keep these old bikes going. Link to comment
kioolt Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Real OEM list parts for the starter. The price for the pinion gear is $148.00. Link to comment
Danny caddyshack Noonan Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 The british car guys sometimes have that need.....to avoid sketchy new work and sketchy new starters. Interestingly, or not , gear reduction ones are now the easiest to come by. There are several services on the web. Euromotoelectrics.com popped up first. No info on DIY though, sorry. There is always a chance you can disassemble and then source parts by markings. However, markings on parts are not always a part number or, at least one that means anything to anyone. Link to comment
mneblett Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 More than one. EuroMotoElectrics carries 'bout any part you'll need: http://www.euromotoelectrics.com/category-s/29.htm For example, when I had the classic Valeo magnet glue failure, I purchased just a replacement can. Link to comment
Twinsig Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 ok, thanks. bookmarked that page. Link to comment
cele0001 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 My starter had issues immediately after I bought the bike. I opened it up and found the grease plate lose and shorting the winding. I ordered the plate from EME and fixed the starter. However, it still had issues where it would not kick out the solenoid every once in a while. Usually it was fine cold but on the hot restart it would just click and eventually spin. I got the ebay starter for $70 and the bike is fine. From what I can tell the quality is as good as the OEM. Even the hardware looks the same. Keep in mind that most of the parts are made in China anyway with final assembly in Eastern Europe or Mexico even for "original" parts. I guess short answer is so far cheap starter is doing fine. Link to comment
PAS Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Good info can be found on Antons page. Valeo starters Link to comment
motorman587 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Anyone repair their starter in here? Are individual parts even available for oilhead starters? Mine isnt throwing the the gear consistently, even after a cleaning, which it was doing before then. I get the empty whirr sound, where it spins without engaging the flywheel. Im not convinced that the latest $68 starter is where i want to go... thanks again to all the dang guru geniouses that help regular folks keep these old bikes going. So what did you end up doing. I just ordered a $60 one. Crossing my fingers. Link to comment
Twinsig Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 bought a used valeo from local guy Link to comment
roger 04 rt Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I just repaired my starter for the third time. --screeching, needed cleaning & lube --gear cover fell onto armature, locking up. Gear cover put on. --gear cover again last week --will remove starter again this week when new gear cover arrives. Very tempted to just buy a new one. Link to comment
The Rocketman Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 $62.88 right here for brand new Valeo OEM: http://www.discountstarterandalternator.com/p-6416-brand-new-starter-for-bmw.aspx Link to comment
greiffster Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I just repaired my starter for the third time. --screeching, needed cleaning & lube --gear cover fell onto armature, locking up. Gear cover put on. --gear cover again last week --will remove starter again this week when new gear cover arrives. Very tempted to just buy a new one. Roger, If the screeching is upon release of the starter button, you might try gently stretching out the spring just a bit to help the solenoid snap back. Link to comment
Selden Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Consider cleaning the starter every ~30,000 miles part of routine maintenance. Before: After: Link to comment
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