Honda atv?

[curtisbyrne]

Sorry about posting this in a amphibious website mike but I don't know who else to ask. ok,so my dads 2005 Honda foreman rubicon had some starting issues. I took the starter off and found that the brushes were bad( there was always a clicking noise) bought new brushes and new solenoid and put them both on. Now I press the ignition and there is like a sputtering sound and the solenoid sparks sometimes and the digital display shuts off and comes on again. So my question is what am I doing wrong. Oh yea the ground wire I'm using from the - battery to the engine ground never worked on my Argo either so can that be a possibility. Also the quad starts fine with pull cord.

[Andyman]

Try putting a temporary jumper cable from negative battery to starter housing and see what it does. Same on positive to starter power post just to bypass a possible bad cable.
Battery is real good?

[curtisbyrne]

Yes battery is good and new!

[Canadian_Zuk]

I bet the starter is seized.

[Nubs]

well if the starter is dead shorting your shocking/freaking out the control board, unhook the battery and stop ....ing with it. it should reset its self after you get the new starter installed.

[dirtdobber]

"The starter is not seized. Before I had the new brushes in it would just turn but not on the motor, but with new brushes it just sparks, even grounding the solenoid sparks a lot and won't work." (this is my uneducated way of quoting a previous post, by the way)

I wonder if something went wrong installing the new brushes and internally, the wiring or brush is making contact with the starter housing......thus a dead short.

[curtisbyrne]

the brushes are supposed to make contact with those magnest right? they have a snug hold on the magnets

[curtisbyrne]

can someone explain to me how a starter is supposed to be? even get some pictures i would really appreciate it

[Nubs]

Those yrs, 2001 to 06 all had starter problems. it may be the ground but more than likely the commutator has a short in it.

[Canadian_Zuk]

Those yrs, 2001 to 06 all had starter problems. it may be the ground but more than likely the commutator has a short in it.

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