<https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0XCeoNIRong/UjFyK9cdn9I/AAAAAAAAAGA/QicExrv9L1A/s1600/IMAG0129.jpg> Same thing happened to me. The starter would just not run even when connected to the battery. When I opened it up, it looked like something exploded in there where the brushes are. After a good cleaning it was running like new.
On Saturday, September 7, 2013 4:16:23 PM UTC-4, MJB_LBC wrote: > > First of all using a suggestion from the group I purchased a rebuild kit > on ebay for my 1996 Nighthawk 750. (Item # 280465090838) > > Looking at the parts in the kit, my starter, and the exploded view on page > 174 of the Honda Service Manual, I'm not certain I have the right kit. > > Before I "complain," just wanted to run some pics by the group. I have > included a pic of the parts in the kit, my starter off the bike in pieces, > side by side comparison of the 2 different contact brushes. I was expecting > to just clean and replace parts, but many of the parts in the kit don't > look like they go with the starter from my bike. > > My starter says it is a Matsuba SM-15 or BM-15. Is that an original part? > > I didn't use any parts from the kit yet, but after I put everything back > together and tried the starter just for kicks, instead of just a click, the > starter motor ran. I think my problem just might be a good cleaning and > making sure everything is back in the right order on the original. > > Will work at it again tomorrow, so any feedback would be helpful. > > MJB > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
