Starter Installation

warriorrider13 · Mar 4, 2006

OK I almost completely positive that all my parts for my starter motor are in correctly (I've tryed about 6 times). But when I start to tighten those through bolts(the super long ones), the armature gets harder and harder to spin until I tighten it were there supposed to be and it doesn't spin at all. In my manual it shows a diagram of the starter motor with a lock-washer, washer, and a o-ring on the through bolts(super long ones). And my bolts dont have the washers just a o-ring. Could that be my problem?

warriorrider13 · Mar 4, 2006

I I figured out that problem. Its just not getting enough power transferred to the engine to turn it over. Even with 75amos it doesnt turn over.

yamarider · Mar 4, 2006

It should spin freely when it's assembled. If the armature doesn't spin freely something's wrong with it.

warriorrider13 · Mar 4, 2006

like now it the armature spins now just I dont think it spins fast enough to start the engine. When I start it, it sounds like the battery is almost dead when its really full.

yamarider · Mar 4, 2006

Going back to this again, how do you know the battery is full? Did you get it load tested yet?

And i'm pretty damn sure something's wrong with your starter if it doesn't spin freely. If it gets worse as you tighten up the bolts you have something assembled wrong, and it's binding up.

warriorrider13 · Mar 4, 2006

It doesnt tightnen up anymore! It seem not to bind with anything but I may be wrong.

yamarider · Mar 4, 2006

but did you load test the battery? I still think your battery is ****** up, there's no way it's good to put that much current into the battery that it boils over.

warriorrider13 · Mar 4, 2006

The last time I checked it with the meter, it puts out 12.08 volts when trying to start it.

yamarider · Mar 4, 2006

The current the battery puts out is the important part though. The original battery in my warrior would read 12.something volts, but it wouldn't put out enough current to start the engine. You need to get it load tested before you can rule out the battery as a possible cause of the problem.

warriorrider13 · Mar 4, 2006

May have to wait until tommorow to get the meter because it is not at my house.

yamarider · Mar 4, 2006

Get a meter? You need to take the battery to an auto parts store and get them to load test it. They have equipment specifically designed for testing lead acid batteries.

warriorrider13 · Mar 4, 2006

Ya its called a muilti meter it does a bunch of different things but it shows how many volts it can put out during load test and when its off. And the other thing I could check is the battery gravity but since I dont have one anymore I can't and my dad probably wont wanna by one so the only other choice is to bring it to school and test it during auto class. And I can just try another battery to see if it is acually a faulty battery.