GS1000 Starter issue

[notronk]

So my bike was dead from over the winter. solenoid clicked, but that's it. pulled the starter out and hooked it to battery with jumper cables and it worked. put it back in and it worked....for 2 days. jumper cable trick while installed didnt work. got a spark by tapping the body, so it's grounded. just received my new starter guts from DB Electrical. Pulled the starter out and did the jumper cable trick again and it works. then i moved the positive lead to the end of the wire that actually connects to the starter. and it works when i hit the ignition. every time. so i'm gonna rebuild it anyways, because i bought the guts and it's gotta be worth doing but what the hell??

 

[fastbysuzuki]

Sticking brushes maybe?

 

[hannibal]

Poor ground or hot is my guess.

 

[Big T]

Just be careful removing the two long screws

 

[notronk]

so the rebuild kit from Ricks wont fit my housing. and i have a starter from my Honda Shadow that looks way different from this. is this not stock? am i forced to buy a new starter?

 

[notronk]

here's the outside of the body.

 

[notronk]

and heres a pic of it complete. ive thought about franken-fitting the two starter together but not sure if thats good. and doesnt seem to fit anyways.

 

[fastbysuzuki]

Can you not send it back and get the correct kit, or a secondhand starter there is a few on eBay.

 

[Grimly]

There are two and four brush rebuild kits available for both types. From what I see the four brush ones are more common and are often sold as being the one suitable for the GS. Not if you own a different type, it's not.