The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2

Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: tagordon on September 02, 2008, 08:29:02 AM

Title: starter clean & lube?
Post by: tagordon on September 02, 2008, 08:29:02 AM

Starter has begun to make a terrible whine on the disengage.
I have heard this noise before on auto starters when they have dificulty disengaging.
Must I remove the starter to clean & lube it to try and remedy this?
TIA for replies,
Troy

Title: Re: starter clean & lube?
Post by: nothing on September 02, 2008, 01:22:46 PM

Yeah, I think you'll need to pull it to do anything about it. Here's a link to a good writeup. Give me a call if you need a hand, I'm off all week. I'm half considering riding the R65 to Colorado to visit a friend, but I've still got lots of Audi wrenching to get done before winter so that may not happen.

http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/print/print_loopframe_electrical_starter_and_solenoid_repair_-bosch-.htm

P.S. - I saw you on the R100 last week at the corner of 300 West and 1300 South. Nice looking bike!

Title: Re: starter clean & lube?
Post by: nhmaf on September 02, 2008, 06:14:23 PM

Hopefully just a thorough clean and lube will have your bendix, err, "bendixing" again.

Somewhere I had found another thread on this sort of repair, but the one from the tractor link is good.