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Due to health problems of some the Elder Lemons in our family, I parked the Wing for a few months. Recently I tried starting it and it was reluctant to budge. I did get it running and took it for a wee spin to blow out the cobwebs, rats etc, when I arrived home it was reluctant to reverse, actually it just barely moved so rather than do more damage I just didn't and did it myself gingerly on my toes as we do in the real world with other bikes..
I posted and Exavid did give me a bit of advice and anyway I figured it must be the starter motor. My electrics are really clean, in fact under the hood its surprisingly clean considering it's age. I had a look at Steve's video, he made it look so simple even I could pull it out no sweat!
Anyway he did it in under 10 minutes, I didn't but it came out ok, I dismantled it and the bearing cap on the bottom just wouldn't budge but eventually it popped off with a clang, oops (bouncing on the concrete floor).
Now these brushes are 10mm long, two of the brushes were a little tight in their holders and the commutator looks a little scruffy.
Now my question is, how long are those brushes meant to be? and at 10mm should they be replaced?
I should point out that the reason I pulled the starter motor was that it wouldn't start on the button, sometimes it would but most times it didn't. There was no problem before and at no time was there any grief with it up to now! I tried putting it into gear in fifth and rolling back and forth and then trying it, no go. I got a new battery as the old one is probably just hanging in there and it is a gel mat one.
Due to health problems of some the Elder Lemons in our family, I parked the Wing for a few months. Recently I tried starting it and it was reluctant to budge. I did get it running and took it for a wee spin to blow out the cobwebs, rats etc, when I arrived home it was reluctant to reverse, actually it just barely moved so rather than do more damage I just didn't and did it myself gingerly on my toes as we do in the real world with other bikes..
I posted and Exavid did give me a bit of advice and anyway I figured it must be the starter motor. My electrics are really clean, in fact under the hood its surprisingly clean considering it's age. I had a look at Steve's video, he made it look so simple even I could pull it out no sweat!
Anyway he did it in under 10 minutes, I didn't but it came out ok, I dismantled it and the bearing cap on the bottom just wouldn't budge but eventually it popped off with a clang, oops (bouncing on the concrete floor).
Now these brushes are 10mm long, two of the brushes were a little tight in their holders and the commutator looks a little scruffy.
Now my question is, how long are those brushes meant to be? and at 10mm should they be replaced?
I should point out that the reason I pulled the starter motor was that it wouldn't start on the button, sometimes it would but most times it didn't. There was no problem before and at no time was there any grief with it up to now! I tried putting it into gear in fifth and rolling back and forth and then trying it, no go. I got a new battery as the old one is probably just hanging in there and it is a gel mat one.
