Starter issue

[langow]

I need some advice. This weekend at a trailer stop, I went to start my sled and only got a click. Engine wouldnt turn over. It seemed like the starter so I got a wrench from my pack and tapped on it a couple times. It started right up. No issues for the next 4 or 5 starts, then the same thing happened. No go until I tapped on it with a long screw driver. Is my starter shot? Are they rebuildable? How hard are they to remove and replace?

Thanks

 

[trailhed1]

Going bad that starter. Only gonna be able to bang on it so long. Happened to mine last year. Put in a new one.

 

[DUTCH OVEN]

Had the same thing happened to me today, tapped starter, fired right up, I came on here to ask same question, guess im ordering new starter tomorrow. trailhed1 how much did u pay for new one.

 

[trailhed1]

They are expensive not sure exactly. There are some other threads on here about starters with prices. My starter was covered by my dealer i did not ask what it would have cost.

 

[langow]

Just checked Port Yamaha. $369. Looks like I'm gonna order a new one tomorrow.

 

[DUTCH OVEN]

Just checked Royal Distributing they have them for 212.99. Does anyone have any experiance with them, just wondering if you get what u pay for, I figure if there 369 in the u.s. there probably 600-700 in canada.

 

[darv]

there is after market starter for around $130.00 i think .

 

[langow]

Is replacing the starter pretty straight forward? Or is this a complex job?

 

[hibshman25]

Most likely the brushes are hanging up.

Another thing to check is the cable connection to the starter. If it has come loose or is corroded it would require a little jolt from the wrench to make contact.

I've got some good used starters for $100
Belive I have one with 1800 miles on it.