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5-4 2002 Buell X1: Electric Starter
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Table 5-1. Troubleshooting
PROBLEM
SOURCE OF
PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE SOLUTION
1. Starter does not
run or runs at very
low speeds.
Battery. Voltage drop due to discharged battery.
Short-circuited or open between elec-
trodes.
Poor contact condition of battery termi-
nal(s).
Charge battery.
Replace battery.
Clean and retighten.
Wiring. Disconnection between starter switch
and solenoid terminal.
Malfunction in starter interlock system.
Repair or replace wire.
See
7.5 STARTER INTERLOCK.
Starting switch or
starter relay.
Poor contact condition or poor connec-
tion.
Replace.
Solenoid. Poor contact condition caused by burnt
contact.
Contact plate removed.
Pull-in winding open or short-circuited.
Hold-in winding open.
Polish contact surface or replace
solenoid assembly.
Repair.
Replace solenoid assembly.
Replace solenoid assembly.
Starting motor. Poor contact condition of brushes.
Commutator burnt.
Commutator high mica.
Field winding grounded.
Armature winding grounded or short-
circuited.
Reduction gears damaged.
Insufficient brush spring tension.
Disconnected lead wire between sole-
noid and field windings.
Ball bearing sticks.
Check brush spring tension.
Correct on lathe or replace.
Correct by undercutting.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Replace.
Repair or replace lead wire.
Replace bearing.
2. Pinion does not
engage with ring
gear while starter is
running or engine
cannot be cranked.
Battery. Voltage drop due to discharged battery.
Short-circuited or open between elec-
trodes.
Poor contact condition of battery termi-
nal(s).
Charge battery.
Replace battery.
Clean and retighten.
Wiring. Disconnection between starter switch
and solenoid terminal.
Repair or replace wire.
Overrunning
clutch.
Overrunning clutch malfunction (rollers
or compression spring).
Pinion teeth worn out.
Pinion does not run in overrunning
direction.
Poor sliding condition of spline teeth.
Reduction gears damaged.
Replace overrunning clutch.
Replace overrunning clutch.
Replace overrunning clutch.
Remove foreign materials, dirt, or
replace overrunning clutch.
Replace overrunning clutch and idler
gear.
Ring gear. Excessively worn teeth. Replace ring gear.
3. Starter does not
stop running.
Solenoid. Return spring worn.
Coil layer shorted.
Contact plate melted and stuck.
Replace solenoid.
Replace solenoid.
Replace solenoid.
Starting switch or
starter relay.
Unopened contacts.
Poor returning.
Replace starting switch or starter
relay.
Replace starting switch or starter
relay.