Hey guys pulled my starter apart today and found lots of oil and gunk. I cleaned it up and took some pics. Never had one apart before so im not sure what its suposed to look like. before i order a rebuild kit what do you guys think? thanks

Hi and welcome to the site, their is some common problems with the FL350 starter and plenty of guys here to help you.

Here are some links I found on the starter to get you going until the experts chime in.


http://pilotodyssey.com/PO/viewtopic.php?t=2285

http://pilotodyssey.com/PO/viewtopic.php?t=2251

http://pilotodyssey.com/PO/viewtopic.php?t=2208

Some pictures Massody took of his starter http://pilotodyssey.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=10

Starter parts page from Randy at Odyssey Salavge.com

http://www.odysseysalvage.com/starter_parts.htm

Oil mod by Randy
http://www.odysseysalvage.com/fixstarteroil.htm

Here is the service bulletin Honda released years ago.
http://pilotodyssey.com/350sb.htm

Looks like the armature needs turned.

The armature needs turned for sure, unfortunetely you cant turn one of these very easy. The com is very thin and you cant cut it on a lathe. You should have the armatature put in a lathe and carefully sanded as flat from end to end and as round as possible without going through he copper.

If you install your new brushes on that armature they will wear much quicker then they should.

I am sure their is a local alternator and starter rebuilder in your town that would do it for a few bucks if you don't have access to a lathe.

ok i will look for a starter rebuilder and try to get that turned. that is the only way? could it be sanded? Now you say the brushes would wear quickly. what would quickly be in your opinion? 1 month, 1 year? supose it also determins how much i use it. thanks for the info..

Im in the process of taking off the bearing using the method that braintree used.question i have before i start is putting the new bearing back on..what are the tricks to that.

ironically I use my drill press as a poor man's press.
It slides on nicely if I use the chuck to press the outside of the bearing down.
Or I've used a socket that fits perfect and the drill press chuck to apply the pressure.

How you making out?

since i have a new starter in it hasnt been a big priority..hope to get to it this weekend.have to locate a puller to get that bearing off..that's one thing i don't have...been out tearing up the track and the fields around my property though..with this string of warm weather the boys wanted to get the quads out which means i was forced to get the odyssey out. pretty muddy :) got lots of pics! maybe ill post a couple this evening.

I picked up the puller from AutoZone, or whatever they are these days. I think most places like that and NAPA have the loner tools and you just give them a security deposit