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  • Mad GS 750 E
    • Jan 2026

    #1

    stator replacement question

    installing new stator and it has some tye wraps holding wires on at magnets do I remove or leave them on ? and how tight do you torque the screws? thanks in advance
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    #2
    Originally posted by Mad GS 750 E
    installing new stator and it has some tye wraps holding wires on at magnets do I remove or leave them on ? and how tight do you torque the screws? thanks in advance
    You'll need to post photos, but most stators come good to go. Some bikes you have to run the wires through the rubber grommets and put the connectors on the end, but I haven't seen one for a GS like that. I've used the goodentight method, without fail so far, but I'm sure there is a torque spec in your manual.

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    • Mad GS 750 E

      #3
      its a caltric stator ,here is a pic of tie wraps stator.jpg where the wires attach

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      • JTGS850GL
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        • Aug 2013
        • 9735
        • GA

        #4
        Bad design to use nylon tie wraps. Over time the nylon ties will get brittle and break, leaving debris in your engine. Most use cord to tie the wires in place. The cord stays put and doesn't harden.
        http://img633.imageshack.us/img633/811/douMvs.jpg
        1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
        1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
        1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)

        Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.;)

        JTGS850GL aka Julius

        GS Resource Greetings

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        • Mad GS 750 E

          #5
          so what should I do ? leave on or cut off ?anybody else used the caltric stator if so what did u do? im replacing right now thanks

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          • JTGS850GL
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            • Aug 2013
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            #6
            If it were me, I'd replace the tie wraps with braided nylon cord.
            http://img633.imageshack.us/img633/811/douMvs.jpg
            1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
            1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
            1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)

            Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.;)

            JTGS850GL aka Julius

            GS Resource Greetings

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            • Nessism
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              • Mar 2006
              • 35787
              • Torrance, CA

              #7
              Leave the tiewraps alone and install. Be sure to bypass the factory harness and feed the stator wires directly into the R/R. The factory harness has some major limitations so don't just plug the stator like it was before.
              Ed

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              • Mad GS 750 E

                #8
                ok thanks ,already have it wired straight to r/r .thanks again

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                • posplayr
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                  • Dec 2007
                  • 23673
                  • Tucson Az

                  #9
                  Originally posted by JTGS850GL
                  Bad design to use nylon tie wraps. Over time the nylon ties will get brittle and break, leaving debris in your engine. Most use cord to tie the wires in place. The cord stays put and doesn't harden.
                  That stator looks like a replaceable wear item.........

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                  • Gorminrider
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                    • Aug 2012
                    • 4803
                    • British Columbia, Canada

                    #10
                    interesting. According to wikipedia The melting point of nylon starts at 190 celsius but there are plenty of options for material. which are these, I wonder.

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                    • posplayr
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                      • Dec 2007
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                      • Tucson Az

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Gorminrider
                      interesting. According to wikipedia The melting point of nylon starts at 190 celsius but there are plenty of options for material. which are these, I wonder.
                      I think the concern is the stuff gets hot, hardens, gets brittle and breaks.

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                      • JTGS850GL
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                        • Aug 2013
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                        #12
                        That would be my concern.
                        http://img633.imageshack.us/img633/811/douMvs.jpg
                        1980 GS1000GT (Daily rider with a 1983 1100G engine)
                        1998 Honda ST1100 (Daily long distance rider)
                        1982 GS850GLZ (Daily rider when the weather is crap)

                        Darn, with so many daily riders it's hard to decide which one to jump on next.;)

                        JTGS850GL aka Julius

                        GS Resource Greetings

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