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Scooters - 50cc => zx50 => Topic started by: sthomas904 on February 14, 2009, 12:37:28 AM

Title: starter rebuild kit
Post by: sthomas904 on February 14, 2009, 12:37:28 AM

any thoughts on where I can get one, besides the dealer who has to order every stupid part I need

Title: Re: starter rebuild kit
Post by: yajblackburn on February 14, 2009, 03:00:07 PM

I dont know if Kymco sells a repair kit.  You can buy a new one for $70.00 which is not to bad, or just keep using the kick start.

Title: Re: starter rebuild kit
Post by: yajblackburn on February 17, 2009, 02:32:02 AM

www.burlingtonyamaha.com

Title: Re: starter rebuild kit
Post by: sthomas904 on February 17, 2009, 02:56:03 PM

I found a local guy who could of rebuilt it (if the magnets were not broke) for 50.00

Title: Re: starter rebuild kit
Post by: OldGuy on February 17, 2009, 02:58:15 PM

I worked for about 3 years for a real alternator/starter rebuilder/remanufacturer. About the only thing that goes wrong with Japanese built starters is the solenoid contacts wear out. The other possibilities are:

• The brushes wear out. They can be replaced. You just start with a larger set and grind them to fit.
• The commutator wears out. It can be turned on a lathe.
• The insulation on the field windings fails. That can be fixed cheaply, parts wise, but it's labor intensive.

$50 sounds like a bargain. How was your starter behaving before it failed?

Title: Re: starter rebuild kit
Post by: sthomas904 on February 18, 2009, 09:54:42 PM

it would click and get extremely hot, well it was that way when I bought it >:(