starter rebuild,oem or aftermarket
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The cheapest ones on ebay Us are quite good. A couple of guys here are using them with no problems at all. They are a little different to the oem ones as in the brush plates etc are not interchangable, but they work well.
Short of that, I'm pretty sure you know where you can get an oem brush plate for $50 Australian..
Short of that, I'm pretty sure you know where you can get an oem brush plate for $50 Australian..
D-Roc
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i just bought an oem, it wasn't cheap at all but i was sick of the cheap ones from ebay not lasting, i managed to salvage my last cheapy and clean all the insides up to the point that it works again. It will go on the shelf for a rainy day. thats my second one and not even two full northern seasons. My buddy is still running his 1995 stocker and it would crank over his seized motor when we couldn't turn it by hand. The oem's are $$$ but probably well worth it.
Thats the thing...when you do buy the cheap ones, you need to pull them apart, and seal them up properly. It's not a hard thing to do. Also, get some loctite onto the bolts that hold them together.
We've had 2 running for more than 2 seasons in nothing but salt water, and they take an absolute beating. One came apart early on, as it was just fitted straight out of the box. It lasted about 3 rides. The other 2 properly sealed ones have had no problems at all.
The one that failed was replaced no questions asked by the company we got them from. That works for me. In saying that, you can't beat the OEM ones like you said, but I can't justify the cost.
We've had 2 running for more than 2 seasons in nothing but salt water, and they take an absolute beating. One came apart early on, as it was just fitted straight out of the box. It lasted about 3 rides. The other 2 properly sealed ones have had no problems at all.
The one that failed was replaced no questions asked by the company we got them from. That works for me. In saying that, you can't beat the OEM ones like you said, but I can't justify the cost.
D-Roc
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yeah i have sealed mine up too, taking them apart you can tell just how cheap they are, i have a little graveyard of cheapies that i keep building ones out of for that few starts ya need for a ride session. 515.00 canadian from the yamaha dealer. It blew me away!!! i admit i was getting sick of tinkering with the starter so i did it up. It better last!.