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Re: Bosch starter motor

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:46 am
by Rob Frankham
FWIW...

I'd never buy a new Bosch starter without checking the old one over. Odds are that 2 new bushes, new brushes, a bit of elbow grease and a coat of paint is all that it needs to make it as good as new... 2 hours max and about 10% of the new price. In extreme conditions the solenoid and the pinion can be replaced but I've very seldom found it necessary. These things are built like brick outhouses... why build a new outhouse when all you need to do is replace the paper and pull the flush 8-).

Rob

Re: Bosch starter motor

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:58 am
by ME 109
The original bosch starter from my bike needed to have two field coils rewound as they had started to short.
That was 4 years ago......
I would agree that they are a very repairable item.
But I wasn't going to pass up a 6 year old bosch for 100 bucks :D