I have a 95 FZJ80.
I've had increasing starter woes for a little while now. I took it apart, cleaned it out, ground the contacts down, and reassembled. It will work well for a few starts, then went back to it's typical behavior: engaging the flywheel for a moment, grinding, then just spinning freely. I kept thinking that it was an electrical issue, as the starter acted normally when bench tested on my battery charger. I then bench tested it while hooked up to the in-car electronics and it acts fine. Once it's bolted in, it still only engages for a moment, then grinds, then just spins freely. Any ideas? I took some video that I'll try and attach.
I've had increasing starter woes for a little while now. I took it apart, cleaned it out, ground the contacts down, and reassembled. It will work well for a few starts, then went back to it's typical behavior: engaging the flywheel for a moment, grinding, then just spinning freely. I kept thinking that it was an electrical issue, as the starter acted normally when bench tested on my battery charger. I then bench tested it while hooked up to the in-car electronics and it acts fine. Once it's bolted in, it still only engages for a moment, then grinds, then just spins freely. Any ideas? I took some video that I'll try and attach.
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