1974 Ironhead eating starters.
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1974 Ironhead eating starters.
I have a 1974 Sporty Ironhead with a Prestolite starter. Since the day I bought it I have been having problems with it. First, the starter clutch went out. Fixed that no problem. It started right up. Rode it around a little and it was great. The next day I went to start it and it sounded like to starter clutch had gone out again because it was just spinning. I took the starter out and the gear on the armature had been stripped clean. I replaced the starter and in the process of trying to get it to start I heard a loud "clang" in the primary. I took the starter out again and this time two of the teeth had been ripped off clean. This time it did a little damage to the starter drive gear itself. Can someone please tell me what is going on? Thanks for your time.
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