Yamaha Virago XV 535 Checking the starter clutch and cleaning the starter motor electrics

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Yamaha Virago XV 535 Checking the starter clutch and cleaning the starter motor electrics

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@jeffrichardson54 Ай бұрын

Just some help. The commutator looks like having a bluish ring where the brush path is. Is is indicative of perfect brush spring tension. Too little tension will ultimately cause pitting on the commutator segments, too much results in the copper staying a worn copper color or even grooving circumferential.Removing the bluing really isn't necessary as it's still conducting but just remove dust, grease, etc. An ohm meter with low ohmic scale, Wheatstone, can be used to measure each adjacent comm segment and all should be equal values. Generally if a segment is faulty it will highlight itself when it passes the brush and look different. AS for the irregular brush path circumfrentually this usually means a worn end bush if bushed or a flogged out or ceased non drive end bearing. Which then means the rotor needs to be checked for polling with the field laminations, internal housing. Circumfrential grooves will be seem and when starting the motor an abrasive sound will be heard. Just a few more ideas to check these little blighters. I'd also make sure the carby cleaner isn't able to damage the shellac insulation on the windings.

@johncooper7242 3 жыл бұрын

I thought for a moment that the bike was going to fall on you !..... Good to see you back working on the bikes . love the story about the tooth

@OldBiker 3 жыл бұрын

Alright John, yeah I got another set of carbs coming this week so will be putting them on in place of the single carb, I took the starter off and replaced the brushes so that should be like new again, have to wait for the postage now

@TECHNICUSChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Hello i always repairig by myself starter clutch witch changing 3 bolts and all is after repair is okay. Repairing cost me 0$ and once i must change starter because it was comutator damaged. All is in my channel with older videos. Nice day

@spotsterjon74cu 3 жыл бұрын

Great vid, i was pissing myself when you were on about the tooth and the dumbbell 🤣

@OldBiker 3 жыл бұрын

I tell ya, it was a shock to the system when it happened and I was standing there dangling my tooth on a string and looking into the mirror at gappy!

@dazthejazz1640 3 жыл бұрын

Good one , old mate! Greetings from a fellow guitarist and old bike enthusiast. I've got an XV700 that came with the single carb, which appears to be a Chinese knock off of a Mikuni VM35. It does work well and looking online, they are pretty cheap. The manifold looks to be a poorly made one as well, but does work. I'm still piecing this poor wretched thing back together, and hope to have a ride on it in our southern summer, which is just around the corner.

@OldBiker 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Daz, I'm not even sure what this carb is I have on the bike, it says Mikuni but its not a Mikuni carb due to all the flaws in the casting, it's probably a Chinese knock off, ahh things have changed since the vid, I have managed to get hold of another set of carbs, so hopefully I'll get it up n running sometime next week. Where are you from, our winter is just round the corner?

@dazthejazz1640 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldBiker The other side, mate. Australia. I did look for a set of original carbs for mine, but they were way too much and the postage was double again. I've decided to work with what I have. It does seem to work. I'll know more when I finish making up a T piece to join the front and rear exhaust to the Genuine Harley muffler that came with it. It's way too loud to run open pipes.

@ronaldbain1163 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@shikonadge 3 жыл бұрын

👊🏻👍🏻

@rc2634 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! You have to empty the engine oil before removing the starter? Thanks

@OldBiker 3 жыл бұрын

No Rui, the oil level is below the hole for the starter

@rc2634 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldBiker thanks!!!

@terrywootton8882 3 жыл бұрын

I must have blinked when you checked the starter clutch.

@OldBiker 3 жыл бұрын

I checked its workings at 6:10 spins one way, not the other, that's all a starter cluch does

@karlmars599 3 жыл бұрын

You still looking for carbs?

@OldBiker 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Karl, no matey I got a set off Fuel Head Jay, when the weather gets a little warmer, I'll be back out there on the Virago again, thanks for asking though, much appreciated

@fuelheadjay8800 3 жыл бұрын

U still after some carbs chap

@OldBiker 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jay, it depends on the price really, some are asking way too much for my little pockets?

@fuelheadjay8800 3 жыл бұрын

@@OldBiker it will need rebuild air screws are round off old owner naffed them but you might be able to make good set out off this and yours just pay for post and package and you can have them. You can see them on my channel I swapped them out for single carb.

@OldBiker 3 жыл бұрын

@@fuelheadjay8800 Nice one Jay, my email is not working at the moment but as soon as it is back up and running I will let you know and give you my address so that we can exchange details

@OldBiker 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jay the email is back up and running and you can contact me on oldbiker@neraida.co.uk Thanks matey