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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Stator may be hors de combat Reply #30 - 11/18/17 at 19:18:25 Where would there be a stator replacement video for the Savage?
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Stator may be hors de combat Reply #31 - 11/18/17 at 19:37:00 Why would you need one? replacing the regulator/ rectifier? I don't see why it wasn't overloaded by the 2/3 load (63volts) you were putting out ,how could it have been damaged?
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Stator may be hors de combat Reply #32 - 11/18/17 at 20:21:06 batman wrote on 11/18/17 at 19:37:00: Why would you need one? replacing the regulator/ rectifier? I don't see why it wasn't overloaded by the 2/3 load (63volts) you were putting out ,how could it have been damaged? I don't NEED the tutorial, I'd just like to see what someone went through replacing the stator.
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Reply #33 - 11/18/17 at 23:35:25

If you know the basics, there really not much to it.
take off the peg, remove the kickstand, pull the bolts, pull the cable thru the frame (you probably need to remove the airbox) remove the cable clamp, and if you can (snicker, snicker) remove the cover. If it comes off easily then you might need a rotor. more bolts and snip snip and the stator falls to the floor.

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Reply #34 - 11/19/17 at 13:18:34

verslagen1 wrote on 11/18/17 at 23:35:25:

If you know the basics, there really not much to it.
take off the peg, remove the kickstand, pull the bolts, pull the cable thru the frame (you probably need to remove the airbox) remove the cable clamp, and if you can (snicker, snicker) remove the cover. If it comes off easily then you might need a rotor. more bolts and snip snip and the stator falls to the floor.

Do you have any tips on removing the cover? I've heard it is held in place VERY firmly by magnetics.

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Reply #35 - 11/19/17 at 13:30:29

Gyrobob wrote on 11/19/17 at 13:18:34:

Do you have any tips on removing the cover? I've heard it is held in place VERY firmly by magnetics.

There are 2 tabs on the cover that help.
pry gentlely on 1 to break the seal on 1 side, then do the other.
kinda think there was a place on the bottom too.
once you got the seal broken, grab it best you can and pull like the sob you are. if not, get help. Grin

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Stator may be hors de combat Reply #36 - 11/19/17 at 15:17:52 I haven't done it, but it looks like getting the timing plug out would create a grab spot.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5160 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Stator may be hors de combat Reply #37 - 11/19/17 at 20:51:39 Harbor freight has small clamp type suction cups , clean dirt off cover , break it loose from gasket , apply suction clamp and give it a pull. Just pull it straight off. I think they might call them glass clamps. They are cheap.
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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Stator may be hors de combat Reply #38 - 11/20/17 at 09:00:32 I'll be able to do this next weekend. Thanks for the tips, gents.
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Reply #39 - 01/12/18 at 17:52:44

I'm halfway through replacing the stator and the voltage regulator. The strapping tape trick worked well to pull the left case off the body of the motor.

Based on comments here and on youtube videos, I was able to make sure the pins stayed in place, and keep both shims on the starter gear instead of one of them being on the idler. That shim fell on the floor when the case popped loose, so it is a good thing I knew to check for it upon reassemblement. It took a while to clean off the old gasket,.. about an hour to gently remove the remains of the gasket (with a very sharp chisel) without scratching the mating surface.

Progress has been slow due to the ex-girlfriend's appendix exploding (weeks in the hospital, she nearly croaked), and due to way way way lower than normal temps around here. The workshop has been staying in the 30's and 40's of late.

Hope to get it running within the next few days. I also hope the crap earth-x battery still works. Don't ever do business with those schysters.

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Reply #40 - 01/21/18 at 14:03:11

Remember the comment I made about earthx batteries? Well, the one in my RYCA just blew up,.. like another one did in a lawn mower last year. It smoked and leaked blue stuff all over the bike and the floor. I wonder what that blue stuff is.

I installed it in May of 2014. I guess 3.8 years is not too bad, but at $200 a pop, I'd hope it would last longer than that. The lawn mower battery lasted only 2 years.

The company's attitude in situations like this is something like, "Our batteries are bulletproof, you must have done something wrong."

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Gyrobob Serious Thumper Offline Posers ain't motorcyclists Posts: 2571 Newnan, GA Gender:	Re: Stator may be hors de combat Reply #41 - 02/22/18 at 15:22:24 Installed the new parts: stator, voltage regulator, and li-ion battery. All work well. Yay. Voltage while riding varies from 13.8 to 14.1.
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