Where do you guys get your starter rebuild kits?
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CReynoldsMIZ
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I just buy the generic starter kits off ebay usually, although lately I have been buying oem parts to rebuild the starters. Usually only a couple $$ more. Rebuilding an OEM starter is much better than the SBT ones. Pretty much everyone here on the site will tell you they suck. But basically anything besides OEM really do suck.
We sell the WSM starters here are the prices for the 800.
www.SeaDooWarehouse.com has the OEM ones as well. We can do our best to price match for you guys just PM me.
www.SeaDooWarehouse.com has the OEM ones as well. We can do our best to price match for you guys just PM me.
Sadly, SBT starters are no better than other foreign built starters. But a brush kit and or an OEM starter. Nothing else really holds up.
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glsmohio
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i have tried both, ebay stater and sbt, no good. i learned the hard way and now its time to rebuild the good ones.
scrisp
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I bought a kit from Ebay that had everything to rebuild the original starter on my XP. I was having problems with it not turning over very strongly. it took all of about 30 minutes on the bench and is like new now. It was a bit tricky to get it all back together, but that was my first try at it, I could do it a lot faster now.
My problem was holding the brushes back off the armature while putting the end cap on and lining everything up, but with some patience, it will go together. Oh, one thing to help, make sure to mark the cap and starter "can" (I guess you'd call it) with a pen before you take it apart, that way you're sure to get it back on the correct way and you can easily see if it is lined up.
You can still pickup brand new OEM starters from dealerships, but they quoted me almost $300, and my rebuild kit was $18.
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PGHMAN
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I am needing to rebuild my starter....do the generic kits hold up?
From what I have read, the generic parts do just fine as long as you are working with an OEM starter. The key is the starter,, really need an OEM one for it to last.
PGHMAN
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Thanks Joe. I've seen several kits out there and wanted to see what others might be using. Some of the kits include the bendix, spring and C clip. The bendix on mine OEM starter appears to look fine and move freely.
blackNyellow787
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Racerxxx brings up a good point.. I only use about %60 of whats in those rebuild kits.
I was going to use the plate with brush and the positive brush with the stud. I have never had a starter failure so this will be my first rebuild but with a new engine I didn't want to have a starter die on the water.
Problem is both arrived with no positive brush at all.
What parts am I supposed to be using?
Problem is both arrived with no positive brush at all.
What parts am I supposed to be using?
Spimothy Leary
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can someone be kind enough to provide a link (ebay,amaz, whatever) to exactly what your ordering ?
(I prefer ebay, they take paypal)
(I prefer ebay, they take paypal)
scrisp
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This is the kit that I ordered. The start cranks really strong now. I did it last summer, so not sure of the longevity, but I started the XP last weekend, and it took some time to get the fuel lines all filled, but the starter worked perfectly.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Starter-Reb...Personal_Watercraft_Parts&hash=item418174476c
Spimothy Leary
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thanks crisp.... that should do the trick.
OK just answered my own question by looking at the link, Duhhh! So now another. Does the fact that some articles display the Denso name, like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/Denso-Start...-XP-/171352380372?hash=item27e565d3d4&vxp=mtr mean they are OEM parts?
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