When the solenoid actuates, it rotates the disk inside, Is 'the disk inside' inside the starter motor?
I ask because before I had my accident I was having a problem with the bike starting... I would press the starter switch, and would get a clunk-ing sound...like two gears getting stuck...after a couple of times, I found that if I rocked the bike forward and backwards a couple of times until something in the engine literally 'clicked', the starter motor would turn over and the bike would start. So far as an update, I've tried everything here and gotten nowhere! ...so... Battery -> Solenoid -> Starter Which could it be? I tried to get the starter off today but didn't get too far... Most of my tools we're stolen back in December and those two bolts are in there pretty tight...simple tools I currently have just not strong enough... So I'll try again tomorrow...until then...any other suggestions? Thanks ~NHL~ On Jul 2, 2016 12:15, "Johnny Miller" <[email protected]> wrote: > This could be the heart of the matter: the solenoid makes the connection > between the battery and the starter motor. The click is the solenoid > pushing the disk that makes the direct connection. As EGrider suggests, try > jumping directly to the starter motor connections. If the starter motor > turns, then you know it's probably the electrical connection inside the > solenoid. > > When the solenoid actuates, it rotates the disk inside, so the wear is > spread out over time. If it happens to hit a good spot, the connection is > made and the start happens. Next attempt might be on a bad section, so all > you get is the click-click. > > Good luck! > > > On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 4:24:48 PM UTC-4, EGrider wrote: >> >> You may have already done this, but once when I had a bike that wouldn't >> start I used jumper cables from a battery directly to the positive and >> ground on the starter motor. The bike turned over, so I knew the starter >> was good. >> >> The next suspect was therefore the starter solenoid. Fortunately, I had a >> parts bike, so I swapped out the starter solenoid. The bike fired, and the >> problem was fixed. If your solenoid is clicking, however, it's probably >> working. See if jumper cables to the starter motor get it to turn the >> engine over. >> >> If it turns over, it might be the connection between the solenoid and >> starter motor, as you already suspect. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
