Mark H <markehouse.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have a 1983 Honda Shadow 750 with a starting problem;
>
> The starter appears to not be 'catching'. Each time I hit the starter
> button, it will only catch for about a half a second before the engine
> stops turning over and the starter just spins. It does this
> consistently. It almost always catches for about a half a second,
> every 15 or 20 times it won't catch at all. I just hear the starter
> spinning.
>
> I've ruled out the battery by trying this against a new one. I called
> the local Honda shop and they suggested that it could be the starter
> clutch. I've looked it up in my repair manual and have decided that I
Yes, it is definitely the starter clutch.
> can do the work, but want to make sure I am fixing the right problem
> before I buy a $40 rotor puller (aka an expesnive bolt) and the
> necessary part(s). Will it be evident that the clutch is broken when
> I take the engine cover off? Will I need to replace the 'clutch' and
No to the 'evidently broken' question. The starter clutch doesn't have
to be worn hardly at all before it will slip. When I replaced the S-C
on my KZ650, it looked to be nearly new and seemed to work fine when I
operated it by hand. But when you put real torque on it, it would slip.
> the 'outer clutch' (Nbrs 5 and 4 respectively on the below schematic
> link), or just one or the other?
Without a better drawing, I can't say for sure- but I wouldn't be cheap
about it, it's not a job you want to have to do over again if you can
help it. Get both sides of the clutch interface and you'll sleep better
knowing it's all new.
As I said, it take surprisingly little wear for one of these to start
slipping, so even if you think one of the parts is like new, I'd replace
both halves.
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://houseofmotorcycles.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/showschematic.asp?dept_id=176851</font" target="_blank">http://houseofmotorcycles.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/showschematic.asp...pt_id=1</a>>
What oil have you been using in it? Some oils will cause the starter
clutch to slip, I have heard...
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