ktm 2t starter probs

Still better than the rest of the shite out there.......like I said 175hrs without missing a beat......my stand went fucked the other day too mogs found one like new on fleabay for 40squid

Juljam, noticed you've had your starter repaired. What was the problem and who repaired it ?

Only brushes....and a good clean out.......mate of a mate did it for me

Well my recon starter lasted about 30 seconds and was fucked again so i replaced the 4 bushes in the casings and tried it once more and still bolloxed....humm getting real pissed off by now :study: ....took my new batt back to m+p thinking they had sold me a dud but they tested it and was fine... tested voltage and was getting over 12v at the starter so decided to strip starter for a look and found new brushes fucked and jammed in springs so cleaned comm with wire wool and ordered genuine brush kit from et james at a cost of 9 squid, rebuilt it all tonight and tested it and hey ho its working better than it ever has , fooking landed

Moral of the story is if you want a job done properly you just gotta do it yourself

steve wrote:Graham bought a repair kit for his starter the other day. Ask him how long it lasted

Ill fix it for him.......im an expert now :study: :study:

do you use your starter when engine is cold its only ment to be used when the engine is warm ive done 80hr and no problems

My bike is on 95 hrs just rebuilt the top end an decidrd to service the starter never hsd a problem with it but pulled the cover off and it was full of mud so i pulled the flywheel aswell to clean behind it a job well worth doing i think its getting in through the breather hole on the bottom of the casing :o starts better now than when it was new

dai 530 wrote:My bike is on 95 hrs just rebuilt the top end an decidrd to service the starter never hsd a problem with it but pulled the cover off and it was full of mud so i pulled the flywheel aswell to clean behind it a job well worth doing i think its getting in through the breather hole on the bottom of the casing :o starts better now than when it was new

Seal the hole with silicone and stick 5ml of atf in there... the internals on mine are like new, 175hrs with no probs and in the end only brushes i needed.... ive never used the starter from cold either

jul did you do the breather mod on that as well been thinking of doing this mod but havent yet.

Yes......... its better to do the breather mod but not esential......you can get the pipe and plastic elbow from any aquatics shop