WTB GT550 starter motor
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:30 pm
A buddy of mine brought a box of broken starters over and we concluded that the Kokusan with the rebuilt armature had stripped the gear at the end of the shaft. Second unit was from a GS750 and is identical in fit to a GT750 so that's back to front for a 550. His third one was another Kokusan and was a real mess with broken leads inside and when we tried that armature in the rebuilt field coil housing it ran sometimes as if it had a dead segment or two.
I have two types of GT750 starters but the wiring to the brushes is reversed and the end cap is also different, and neither is the same design as a 550 type.
Looking at the 550 and 750 parts books, I see Kokusan on a 550 but not on 750, but Denso fitted to both with the same armature, so one possibility is to get a Denso starter and see if it works and if not, maybe rebuild it with some parts from a GT750 Denso starter.
Or see if there's an equivalent new starter motor available but I have no idea what would fit a 550.
Any thoughts or anyone got a good working spare starter motor for very few drinking vouchers?
I have two types of GT750 starters but the wiring to the brushes is reversed and the end cap is also different, and neither is the same design as a 550 type.
Looking at the 550 and 750 parts books, I see Kokusan on a 550 but not on 750, but Denso fitted to both with the same armature, so one possibility is to get a Denso starter and see if it works and if not, maybe rebuild it with some parts from a GT750 Denso starter.
Or see if there's an equivalent new starter motor available but I have no idea what would fit a 550.
Any thoughts or anyone got a good working spare starter motor for very few drinking vouchers?