Aftermarket Starters?

[DAK47]

Anybody have any experience with All Balls starters? Put one on 3yrs ago with a one piece jackshaft and now the starter clutch sounds like it's just about toasted.
It's a 1.4kw unit and even new had a bit of a issue on hot starts but now it will give me 2 crap attempts even when cold, not always but enough to make me cringe. I didn't think a 95" with 204's and a little more comp. would need comp releases? Will check CCP. Harley want's $650 for their black 1.4kw unit
One more road trip this year, just a 5 day stint but I don't think I'll chance it. Who's had the best luck with what equipment? TIA.

Cheers,
Dirk

[fxr4mikey]

..... I'm gonna be interested in this

[Geezer-Glide]

I've got the same setup. No problems here. Call Dave at JD's, he's the All Balls expert.

[Dinero]

I have an interest in this subject as I am putting on the fourth starter on an '07 Ultra this week. I'm a little over 52,000 miles and just keep eating up clutch baskets, ring gears, pinion gears, etc.

[Backroad Mike]

I've been considering installing an All Balls 1.4 for some time now myself. I was led to believe they are the best.

Originally Posted by Dinero No Mas

I have an interest in this subject as I am putting on the fourth starter on an '07 Ultra this week. I'm a little over 52,000 miles and just keep eating up clutch baskets, ring gears, pinion gears, etc.

4 in 52k? Something ain't right there Jim. The only changes I've made were to replace the ring gear/pinion gear to a 10/64 at 65k. I'm at 117k now.

[Geezer-Glide]

Originally Posted by Dinero No Mas

I have an interest in this subject as I am putting on the fourth starter on an '07 Ultra this week. I'm a little over 52,000 miles and just keep eating up clutch baskets, ring gears, pinion gears, etc.

Change out the ring and pinion gears to a 9/64 combo. You break that.......

[Sonic]

[DAK47]

Originally Posted by Backroad Mike

I've been considering installing an All Balls 1.4 for some time now myself. I was led to believe they are the best.

Me too,
Decided screw it and rip all the wiring in the start system apart - this is the cable from the battery to the frame ground post. the corrosion is pretty extensive - 1/2 way thru the strands, wich certainly ain't helping.

Scraped all the frame paint away from the studs and reassembled with copper paste(new cable tomorrow), going to add a couple 10awg jumpers from the starter studs back to the frame posts and put a braided copper jumper between the 2 frame posts.
Hopefully a bunch of little things will let her spin with a little more oomph.

Dirk