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starter motor strip & service.
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 9:36 am
by adewhitmarsh
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 ??
Re: starter motor strip & service.
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 5:49 pm
by Our Gee
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".
Re: starter motor strip & service.
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:20 am
by David.
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
Re: starter motor strip & service.
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 2:56 pm
by CliffM
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.
Re: starter motor strip & service.
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 3:46 pm
by David.
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