Rep was there yesterday to look the bike over, He decided to try the SE compensator sprocket in the bike, should be here today. Starter still hangs up and he states it needs time to break in, never heard of that! But its still under warrinty and I need to ride. So far new clutch hub, primary chain, chain tensioner, new trans, down time almost 1 1/2 months. Hope they get it this time. Doc
Sounds like this "Rep" is about as brain dead as the average dealership. Let us think about that statement: New starter needs time to break in, so it's OK for it to hang up. If that was true, which it definitely is
not, every brand new Harley would have the starter hanging up until it was broken in. Therefore, I would have to assume that my bikes came with used starters from the factory, since I never had that issue. Now I'm pissed, they obviously pawned off used parts on me for new prices.
If I remember the chronology correctly, so far they have replaced the clutch basket and ring gear, as well as the starter. If the starter drive is still hanging up, and there is no electrical cause, a little common sense would indicate that they now need to look at the mounting of the starter to make sure everything is machined correctly and the starter drive is properly aligned to the ring gear (angle, depth of engagement, etc.). Or they could just wait for it to "break in" and hope it creates it's own clearances as it wears.
Jerry
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