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Title: Starter spinning
Post by: sparkey on April 26, 2020, 06:37:33 PM

My 98 Road King starter will engage for a second or two then spin. It will engage and start after several try's. Any thoughts are appreciated

Title: Re: Starter spinning
Post by: JW113 on April 26, 2020, 06:43:54 PM

Sounds like the Bendix clutch has gone south. Been there, done that, fixed.

-JW

Title: Re: Starter spinning
Post by: thumper 823 on April 27, 2020, 12:30:51 AM

Yup!
some nasty sounds too?
A safe bet is to install ALL BALLS bendix, clutch whatever you want to call it .

Title: Re: Starter spinning
Post by: Hillside Motorcycle on April 27, 2020, 04:37:05 AM

Starter clutch.

Title: Re: Starter spinning
Post by: codyshop on May 01, 2020, 10:57:46 PM

Starter clutch, and as mentioned above the All Ballz is a better unit than OEM.

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