starter motor strip & service.
- adewhitmarsh
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starter motor strip & service.
Hi,had a problem with the starter making a noise on start up.i removed it & cleaned the gear on the motor & added copper grease to it.replaced starter motor & now all seems fine.has any owner stripped starter & replaced brushes etc ??
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Re: starter motor strip & service.
Bit puzzled as to where you applied the Copper Grease. Don't know if things have changed these days but I always thought that the sliding drive gear components (if that's what you are refering to) should be clean and "dry".
- David.
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Re: starter motor strip & service.
The Haynes Manual says that, "no individual components are available for the starter motor or solenoid."
RealOEM only shows the Starter as a complete unit, http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpar ... Id=12_1622
A bit of research (Google) has come up with Valeo D6G2 as a replacement for the BMW Part No. 12417712231,
https://translate.google.co.uk/translat ... rev=search
Looks like a Brush Set is available for the Valeo D6G2.
This website looks useful for cross-referencing BMW Part Nos. http://infopart.org/bmw-12417712231-part
RealOEM only shows the Starter as a complete unit, http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpar ... Id=12_1622
A bit of research (Google) has come up with Valeo D6G2 as a replacement for the BMW Part No. 12417712231,
https://translate.google.co.uk/translat ... rev=search
Looks like a Brush Set is available for the Valeo D6G2.
This website looks useful for cross-referencing BMW Part Nos. http://infopart.org/bmw-12417712231-part
Last edited by David. on Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: starter motor strip & service.
Not sure you should be using copper grease (copper-slip)on a moving part as it is an anti seize compound not a lubricant.
It will cause wear in time.
If you were to lubricate the shaft at all it may have been better to use molybdenum paste or molybdenum grease.
It will cause wear in time.
If you were to lubricate the shaft at all it may have been better to use molybdenum paste or molybdenum grease.
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Re: starter motor strip & service.
Not having seen a Starter Motor replaced on a 1200 RT, found this video, OK, it's for an 1150, is it the same/similar for the 1200, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml43uG8QcGU