I have a 1986 GSXR 1100 and it is grind when I try and start it, any ideas on what that is, how hard is it to change a starter which I assume it is and also any way to bypass the starter to make sure that is what it is. It tries to start but makes a terrible grind/screech sound when I turn the key. Please help!!! Thank you.
2006-10-28 13:44:27 · 4 answers · asked by Jenny H 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
the bendix is hung, try tapping the starter with a wrench while starting it
2006-10-28 13:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by paranoidandroid581 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
-The most common problem would be the starter clutch is worn out. $170 + oil + labor.
-Another problem coud be the starter motor "reduction gear". $35 But if that gear is bad, then the starter motor's gear is bad also and the starter motor will need to be replaced / repaired. $350 / $150
-The next possibility would be the starter motor - sometimes the internals when old, a piece will chip off. That piece will chip off another and the problem spirals out of control. But that would cause the starter motor to stop working all together.
-Remove the starter motor from the bike and check "it" (remove the two bolts and pull it out of the engine. It might need to be pryed out with a screw driver. Attach jumper cables to battery positive and starter terminal. Then the other cable to battery negative. Hold the starter in one hand and touch the jumper cable to the starter, where it mounts to the engine (hold the starter firmly. It's going to jump a little, due to it spinning fast).
-That will help you narrow down the problem. If the starter motor is bad, then you just discovered the problem. If the starter is good, then the problem needs further investigating.
-The starter clutch and gears are inside the L crankcase cover if you want to take a look (drain the oil before removing the cover). It might be somthing obvious that you can see.
2006-10-29 12:19:36 · answer #2 · answered by guardrailjim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just push start it man, put it in first, pull the clutch in, push and run along side it as fast as you can, hop on and dump the clutch as your butt hits the seat!
You need probably just need to tighten/adjust the starter
2006-10-28 19:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
too close to the fly wheel, shimmy it out
2006-10-28 15:21:50 · answer #4 · answered by chrissyaquarius1979 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋