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Anyone have an idea where this might be coming from? Air box is dry and can't see any drips.... Starter gasket?
I had similar on my 2013 Sport after a few weeks after delivery. It was a faulty seal or bearing I believe from within the starter motor…..apparently some early starter motors were ‘not up to spec’.![]()
Anyone have an idea where this might be coming from? Air box is dry and can't see any drips.... Starter gasket?
I had similar on my 2013 Sport after a few weeks after delivery. It was a faulty seal or bearing I believe from within the starter motor…..apparently some early starter motors were ‘not up to spec’.
I stand by to be corrected!
Are Harley replacements available in the US? I went to my local HD dealer here in NZ and was told that the part number was obsolete but that they could supply a genuine 3rd party aftermarket item.Install Harley sealed starter and poof problem solved.
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Great info thanks, i had given the "up to 2012" description to the dealer but hadn't realised the more recent ones worked too.Yes available everywhere on line etc . Any one of these Harley Sportster have the starter you need . Don't focus on one part number go instead for a year and model Harley Sportster . Buy OEM HD if you can . Clive bought a "DB Electrical" brand starter and their website claim new manufacture and a warranty.
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My 16 commando has been leak and trouble free.Thanks for the replies guys... mines quite a late model Nov '17... Buying a whole new starter seems a bit extream to cure a leak from a gasket. What is the problem with the starter and or gasket?
Hi Gazz , Just trying to explain something here. Sometimes the starter is leaking from inside out and not through the mounting gasket. You may have a mounting gasket leak OR it may actually be leaking through the starter housing seams. When the primary is spinning up all that oil onto the starter gear , oil gets into the housing where the starter gear comes out of and finds its way out through the starter especially if you don't have a transmission/primary vent . So try the gasket first and see ?Thanks for the replies guys... mines quite a late model Nov '17... Buying a whole new starter seems a bit extream to cure a leak from a gasket. What is the problem with the starter and or gasket?
Yikes, that's a very unpleasant and costly experience!In my case the starter ring gear has been ruined by the starter motor not engaging properly and graunching its way into the ring gear. I am replacing both the ring gear and the starter to be on the safe side.
Hi Tony,Hi Gazz , Just trying to explain something here. Sometimes the starter is leaking from inside out and not through the mounting gasket. You may have a mounting gasket leak OR it may actually be leaking through the starter housing seams. When the primary is spinning up all that oil onto the starter gear , oil gets into the housing where the starter gear comes out of and finds its way out through the starter especially if you don't have a transmission/primary vent . So try the gasket first and see ?
There are 4 places that I know of capable of leaking oil in the starter and only 1 of them is the mounting gasket .
1. Mounting Gasket
2. Sealed bearing behind starter gear (this must be a sealed bearing)
3. Shaft o-ring seal that starter gear rides on/from (this shaft must have this o-ring type seal)
4. The starter housing that contains these parts must be sealed with silicone RTV before final assembly. (Says so in H-D service manual)
Waiting for gaskets?Hi Tony,
As usual a great explanation, thank you for making that clear. As my bike is later I am keeping my fingers crossed its just the gasket. There is only one way to find out )).
As the primary cover has to be removed I may require a primary gasket too... As the factory spares ate still closed I think the fix will have to wait for a while.. Thanks again...