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Starter crunch?

16K views 47 replies 15 participants last post by  rageglide 
#1 ·
I've been having this happen to me more & more on a regular basis.
When the bike is hot and I go to start it up again... Like at a gas station, the starter seems to just crunch into the gears and makes a god awful sound.
So I retry and the bike starts... It's never failed me from starting, but it sure don't sound normal.
Any ideas?

2010 FLTRX
No engine mods
 
#46 · (Edited)
All i can tell you is i had the starter grind, crunch or whatever you want to call it. I 1st rebuilt the starter and it still made the crunch. I then replaced the stock comp with the se comp and all has been great since. Not only did the starter crunch thing disappear, it shifted better, and finding neutral was easier and this my just be me but the bike felt more responsive and just felt better. Im sure the MoCo started putting in compression releases on the motors for a reason but mine is a bone stock 2009 96"er. I replaced the comp at around 19k miles and with 27k miles currently with the factory original battery and shes been without issue. I would highly recommend replacing the stock comp on the bikes with the previous comp design.
 
#47 ·
The SE compensator has a different ramp angle and stronger springs then the stock compensator, that is why it makes a difference.
 
#48 ·
Supposedly my 2012 has the "SE Comp" from the factory. I guess I'll never know of what you've dealt with in the past. Since we're at the same place now. Not to mention I have compression releases. :)

I do think the newer style compensators are rather noisy...
 
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