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GS500 Starter Motor into '82 GS450E?

peteGSX

peteGSX

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It's a bit hard to tell from the Suzuki parts fiches but certain parts of the starter motor are interchangeable between my '82 GS450E and at least the earlier model GS500s.

I strongly suspect my starter really needs replacing. I've changed bushes and cleaned up the commutator over the years but one issue persists which is that a number of years ago two of the magnets came loose and one of those broke in half in the process. They're glued in place successfully with JB Weld and have stayed there for years, but it's never cranked as well as it used to and that broken magnet is definitely one of the problems.

Anyway, to the question: does anyone know for sure if a GS500 starter motor is a direct swap in?
 
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