Post by nightrides5687 on Jun 13, 2015 13:37:37 GMT -6
So I made a thread called "Dead solenoid and starter?!", and after much tearing down and sweat I found some very important information to share.
*lets start with the battery. The negative main wire should be connected to the starter terminal (closest to the clutch foot pedal) and from there to the battery. Then there is a small ground WIRE (that is part of the negative main wire) that hooks to part of the frame MAKE SURE THAT WIRE IS PRESENT AND THE SURFACE OF BOTH THE WIRE AND THE FRAME ARE CLEAN/RUSTFREE. I used 16 (gauge?) wire and connected the negative battery terminal to frame because my original wire was fried.
**Now the solenoid. The positive main cable (thick) connects to the one of the two terminals of the solenoid. So to sum it up positive cable to battery to solenoid/starter relay. On the remaining terminal there should be wire from that terminal to the starter. That wire MUST be hooked on the terminal that is closest to the rear brake pedal side. And to sum THAT all up = positive main wire to battery to solenoid terminal and remaining solenoid terminal to starter terminal closest to the rear brake pedal. On the solenoid there should be two additional smaller wires. Those wires hook to two small wires that are close to the solenoid. On the solenoid there may be red/ylw and grn/ylw and your bike should have red/ylw and black. Hook the red/ylw's and green with black. NOW YOUR BIKE IS HOOKED UP! But....
^^ Before you even connect all of these wires I have some cool hacks that you can do to check if your starter is ok. 1.Get a car battery and jumper cables 2.Remove all wires from starter terminals ONLY 3.DO NOT remove the starter. 4. Hook positive jumper wire to starter terminal closest to the rear brake pedal. 5. Hook negative jumper wire to other terminal. 6. Hook remaining negative jumper wire to negative terminal on battery. 7. GET READY 8. TAP remaining positive to positive terminal on battery.
* You should hear your motor attempt to turn over. If you do, great! your starter is ok.
* If your starter spins freely one of two things are necessary. 1. Remove stator/crank engine case (clutch pedal side) and align mini sprocket with starter. Then TEST. 2. Place positive jumper wire on starter terminal closest to clutch pedal and the remaining jumper wire to the other starter terminal and test.
* At this point if your starter STILL spins freely then it must be something related to the stator/alternator??
* If your starter does not spin via direct connection to battery then it is a bad starter. Rebuilding them are muuuuch cheaper.
Special thanks to mik3 on my previous thread. He made a statement regarding the ignition which is important please look at my previous thread (Dead solenoid and starter?!) for mik3's input on ignition switches.
[Disclaimer: This information is intended for testing purposes mik3 and I (nightrides5687) are NOT responsible for any loss in attempts to test the information described above.]
*lets start with the battery. The negative main wire should be connected to the starter terminal (closest to the clutch foot pedal) and from there to the battery. Then there is a small ground WIRE (that is part of the negative main wire) that hooks to part of the frame MAKE SURE THAT WIRE IS PRESENT AND THE SURFACE OF BOTH THE WIRE AND THE FRAME ARE CLEAN/RUSTFREE. I used 16 (gauge?) wire and connected the negative battery terminal to frame because my original wire was fried.
**Now the solenoid. The positive main cable (thick) connects to the one of the two terminals of the solenoid. So to sum it up positive cable to battery to solenoid/starter relay. On the remaining terminal there should be wire from that terminal to the starter. That wire MUST be hooked on the terminal that is closest to the rear brake pedal side. And to sum THAT all up = positive main wire to battery to solenoid terminal and remaining solenoid terminal to starter terminal closest to the rear brake pedal. On the solenoid there should be two additional smaller wires. Those wires hook to two small wires that are close to the solenoid. On the solenoid there may be red/ylw and grn/ylw and your bike should have red/ylw and black. Hook the red/ylw's and green with black. NOW YOUR BIKE IS HOOKED UP! But....
^^ Before you even connect all of these wires I have some cool hacks that you can do to check if your starter is ok. 1.Get a car battery and jumper cables 2.Remove all wires from starter terminals ONLY 3.DO NOT remove the starter. 4. Hook positive jumper wire to starter terminal closest to the rear brake pedal. 5. Hook negative jumper wire to other terminal. 6. Hook remaining negative jumper wire to negative terminal on battery. 7. GET READY 8. TAP remaining positive to positive terminal on battery.
* You should hear your motor attempt to turn over. If you do, great! your starter is ok.
* If your starter spins freely one of two things are necessary. 1. Remove stator/crank engine case (clutch pedal side) and align mini sprocket with starter. Then TEST. 2. Place positive jumper wire on starter terminal closest to clutch pedal and the remaining jumper wire to the other starter terminal and test.
* At this point if your starter STILL spins freely then it must be something related to the stator/alternator??
* If your starter does not spin via direct connection to battery then it is a bad starter. Rebuilding them are muuuuch cheaper.
Special thanks to mik3 on my previous thread. He made a statement regarding the ignition which is important please look at my previous thread (Dead solenoid and starter?!) for mik3's input on ignition switches.
[Disclaimer: This information is intended for testing purposes mik3 and I (nightrides5687) are NOT responsible for any loss in attempts to test the information described above.]
