Starter diagnose

[Jeffz]

My starter worked fine, too until the last 2 times I tried to start it. It sounded funny the first time and didn't start at all the second. It just made a high-pitched whine when I turned the key. I thought it was the relay at first, but when I jumped it with a screwdriver, it did nothing. Took the subframe off, rebuilt the starter with loctite on the bolts and put it back together with no more worries.

 

[zackn291]

Ya mine is barely turning. Its turned pretty good with out load on it but now that its in the sled, it doesn't do dick all. Is there a thread of anyone actually taking the starter apart and showing a brush replace?

 

[yamahas]

Maybe the battery? If you have been trying repeated starts with no charge times it may not be bale to turn the sled over.

 

[cannondale27]

I agree.Get battery load tested or do a load test yourself with a voltmeter on batt terminals and crank sled.If voltage drops much below 11v batt is junk.A low battery also will make relay flutter like you said it did.

 

[Crewchief47]

Get that battery load tested.

 

[zackn291]

brand new batt. i hooked car charger up full tilt and its cranks but slower then i dunno who. guess i gotta pull the starter back out

 

[zackn291]

Sled is kind of back together and it purs like a kitten. no codes, no nothing.

thanks for all your input gentlemen

 

[yamahas]

Good to hear, so what happened with code 11?

 

[zackn291]

Code 11 seemed to fix itself when I put my sled back together