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Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:39 pm
Author: Surfdeneige
Squealing starter clutch. Big issue? Difficult to fix?
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:23 pm
Author: Pigford
Get it sorted sooner rather than later. My starter gear worked loose & sounded like a knackered crank!!!! The starter ring is attached to the rotor (the rotors attached to the ham bone... etc) which is a soft alloy/zinc affair!? If this stays loose for any time it wears fast and needs replacing. Whip off the starter casing and have a good look. There shouldn't be any movement of the rotor and only a bit of radial motion of the starter mechanism as it engages.
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:54 pm
Author: london calling
Get the cover off and have a butchers as Pigford says.I've fixed a few where the starter clutch is coming away from the rotor (Z1000J).
Is the noise continuous or only when you use the starter??