<<swinging the engine forward...>> Did that mean removing just the bottom two engine
mounting bolts, or just the top two, or all four bolts?
Duncan McF.
> On 03/10/2025 12:38 BST Ron Peach <ronpeach1@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> Well it turned out that I didn't have the XS firewall forward in my Classic which
meant that the starter could not be removed without swinging the engine forward
a couple of inches. To get access to engine bolts I had to remove the air
box, swing the carbs aside, remove coolant radiator, drop the exhaust, remove
right hand rear cylinder head coolant elbow and intake manifold. Hours of fun!
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> The swap out was easy enough. Then more fun putting everything back together.
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> The good news is it was just the starter motor. The brushes were shot which led
to damage of the commutator segments. A timely service and 30 brush replacement
would have saved a lot of pain. The starter had 20yrs service and just over
800hrs of use.
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> If you have an old one, I recommend a precautionary service this winter.
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> Thanks again for all the responses. It is very reassuring that there are people
out there willing to share their knowledge.
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=515628#515628
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