starter issue

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dave_A
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Re: starter issue

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Hi, sorry for delay in reporting back - I finally got back in the garage at the weekend, removed the starter motor and found that the gear mechanism was indeed stuck in the 'engaged' position. I flicked it back in place with a screw driver and put a little oil on the shaft. I then ran a bench test on the unit as per MMM's Boxerworks youtube channel and it worked fine, engaging and disengaging. I put it back in the bike, with the new 60A relay, nervously re-connected the battery and joy of joys there was no unwanted noise from the starter. The bike now runs fine. Thanks again Rob and gspd for talking me through this.
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