GS850 Starter Replacement

[93Bandit]

I'll give it a shot then. I don't have a lathe but I do have a drill press, and I've used it as a lathe in the past. It works pretty well.

Before I put too much time and money into it, I'd like to make sure the windings are still good. Does anyone know the winding resistance spec?

 

[Steve]

Before I put too much time and money into it, I'd like to make sure the windings are still good. Does anyone know the winding resistance spec?

I don't know any specs, but it will be low. The most important thing is that they are all the same.

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[Guest]

Seemed like it ran better than before I did the valve adjustment, but without getting it up to temp and on the open road I won't know for sure. The valve train was definitely quieter than before. It clattered like non other when it was warm before I adjusted the valves.

I know this is an old post, but this doesn't sound right to me. These bikes don't have hydraulic lifters, so when the valves are bad(tight) it gets quiet. We loosen them up back into spec with thinner shims which increases the clearance and makes them noisy. Much like the sound of a sewing machine. In other words, quiet is bad, somewhat noisy is good. Unless everything was way too loose, which wouldn't happen under normal wear, but may happen if someone has adjusted them improperly. Did you have to loosen them or tighten them?

 

[93Bandit]

I know this is an old post, but this doesn't sound right to me. These bikes don't have hydraulic lifters, so when the valves are bad(tight) it gets quiet. We loosen them up back into spec with thinner shims which increases the clearance and makes them noisy. Much like the sound of a sewing machine. In other words, quiet is bad, somewhat noisy is good. Unless everything was way too loose, which wouldn't happen under normal wear, but may happen if someone has adjusted them improperly. Did you have to loosen them or tighten them?

I don't recall what thread I put the details in, but all valve clearances were between .006-8" before I adjusted them. With thicker shims, they are all now within the factory .001-3" except for one which I could only get to .000" or .004 so I left it at .004". I did not see any abnormal wear on the cam lobes or shims, so I suspect someone adjusted them incorrectly in the past. The bike still has valve train noise, it's just not as loud as before.