At work I wash everything in a solvent sink. Kerosene will do. Use a brush over an empty pan. Be sure to clean out the gunk in the grooves between the contacts. Dry would be best, just a tiny dab of grease in the end caps where the armature spins. Getting the brushes in place may test you. Be patient. Test it before you re-install. Hold it down with a foot and connect a battery to test. They snap pretty hard if they work right. Sounds like you've made good progress so far.
--- On Mon, 5/11/09, NghthwkLvr (NL) <[email protected]> wrote: From: NghthwkLvr (NL) <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: PROJECT STARTER REBUILD... To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, May 11, 2009, 12:29 PM thanks dennis, i was starting to miss your knowledgeable advice :) anyway, what do you recommend to clean the starter of all the carbon residue and dust... and once i finish, should it be perfectly clean, or should it remain slightly lubricated on the inside... Thanks again NghtHwkLvr On May 6, 9:44 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > It's all very straight forward. You should have a fairly large CLEAN work area. Spread out a light colored cloth to work over.Disassemble VERY slowly and write / sketch how it fits together and where all washers go. Clean all parts before assembly. Getting the armature into the brush holder assembly is a nice trick, don't get frustrated. It will help if you can use a large vise to hold it while you put it back together. If the commutator is badly worn, refinish or replace the armature. > > --- On Wed, 5/6/09, NghthwkLvr (NL) <[email protected]> wrote: > From: NghthwkLvr (NL) <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] PROJECT STARTER REBUILD... > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 4:02 PM > > hey guys! > > i got my Nighthawk Starter rebuild kit today! So i am going to start > working on it tomorrow!!!! > > i'm excited to get into something new...i don't know anything about > rebuilding this starter; so any suggestions would be GREATLY > APPRECIATED!... > > also, i just wanted to let you know that i just changed my nickname > from hondaNHlover (too long for me) to NghthwkLvr (NL) (just removed > all the vowels) > > thanks again, > > NghthwkLvr > '84 Nighthawk 650 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
