2001 Road Star- Battery not Charging

[Brad_G]

Glad to hear you're back on the road.

[Yamahog12]

To follow up, I got the new stator and reg/rectifier installed and I’m back in business. Thanks for all the advice and helpful tips.

[Yamahog12]

I found one but it wasn’t very detailed at all.

[Yamahog12]

It is! But surprisingly I was able to get the new one to go up and through to the other side with ease.

[Lug Nut]

Thanks, Lug Nut. I found an old RSC article on changing out the stator, but none of the pictures in the article will show. I find pictures to be extremely helpful when I dive into something I have not done before. Do you of a how-to that includes pictures of the process along the way? Thank you.

Video on you tube for stator replacement on a Road Star

[Mr. Miyagi]

The connections shouldn't matter, the stator makes a three phase ac current that is changed to dc.

[brianmac]

that connector is a PIA , i have cut off the sharp edges, and taped it to try to get it thru no mans land used bare copper ground wire bent into a hook.

[Brad_G]

Good to hear. I myself like to put a little electrical contact grease in the plugs to help keep moisture out. It also makes them easier to unplug if it's something like the rear fender connection that may get used more frequently.

[Yamahog12]

Shores and Brad G.- Thank you again for the tip. I was able to pull the wires from the connector and then pull them through to the right side of the bike. Very helpful.

[Brad_G]

Phone pics are a great idea as well and I've done that too. For some reason I'm thinking that the stator connection the wires may all be white (forget where I came to that conclusion) which would make me think positioning isn't important. But I'd rather be safe than sorry.

[Shores]

That’s very helpful information and a good idea as far as marking wires to be sure to put them back into the connector correctly. Thank you.

Or just take a couple good photos with your phone.

[Yamahog12]

That’s very helpful information and a good idea as far as marking wires to be sure to put them back into the connector correctly. Thank you.

[Yamahog12]

I didn’t know that. I’ll see if that’s possible. Thank you.

[Brad_G]

Yesterday I tied kite string to the stator connector on the left side of the bike and tried to pull the cable down through and over to the right side. So far I cannot get it to go through as it hangs up on something and I can't reach it. I could cut off the connector and it will come through but I cannot see how I will get the new one to go up through and over to the left side. I've thought I could maybe cut off connector on the new one, pull the wires up through and attach the connector again. Can these connectors be reused? If not, where might I find the exact new connector? Thank you.

I can't comment directly to what you're attempting to do. Typically the connectors I've worked with have a release and the wire and terminal "should" be able to be removed from the connector. That may reduce the overall size and allow you to feed it through. If I were doing that I'd put a mark with a Sharpie with either a 1, 2, 3, etc. or 1 dot 2 dots.... and make a drawing of position of how they came out of the connector to make sure they go back in the same respective spots (presuming this is important).

Use your kite string or other means and pull through when removing the old wires to connect to the new and draw back through.

So far, all of the connectors I've needed for my '03 1600 and '08 1700 projects I've found at http://www.cycleterminal.com/index.html along with crimping and release tools.

None of this answers your question directly but hopefully provides some food for thought.

Good luck and let us know how things go.

[Shores]

I'm not familiar with the wire you are speaking of but most connectors can be removed from the wires without actually cutting the wires. Look inside where the wires enter the connector and there should be a little lever that you press with a small screwdriver or other tool to release the wire.

[Yamahog12]

Yesterday I tied kite string to the stator connector on the left side of the bike and tried to pull the cable down through and over to the right side. So far I cannot get it to go through as it hangs up on something and I can't reach it. I could cut off the connector and it will come through but I cannot see how I will get the new one to go up through and over to the left side. I've thought I could maybe cut off connector on the new one, pull the wires up through and attach the connector again. Can these connectors be reused? If not, where might I find the exact new connector? Thank you.

[Yamahog12]

Brad- That was good advice. I was able to remove everything as a unit. Hopefully it will go back on just as easily. Thanks.

[Yamahog12]

I went to Partzilla.com as they seem to have the best prices on parts. First- I just would like to ask you if you are sure the stator for a 2005 Road Star will fit in my 2001. I've read that it will but wonder if you know that for certain-?

On the parts diagram for the stator there's another part called a pickup assembly. It looks like the wiring coming off the stator but it shows as a separate part. In my Yamaha service manual there isn't anything shown in the diagram called a pickup assembly. It looks like the wiring coming off the stator is just part of the stator. Is the 'pickup assembly" something separate from the stator or is it the actual wiring that comes off the coils? If I buy the 2005 stator and I have to re-use the wiring, will the wiring from my 2001 work with the 2005 stator?

[Brad_G]

I'd spray some penetrant in the hex of the exhaust studs and near the flanges and let it sit for a couple days if possible. Might help make those easier to remove. Most likely have to at a minimum loosen the floorboard mount. I had a semi stripped hex head bolt for the board mount so I opted to just pull the floorboard pin and that was sufficient to allow me to work on my exhaust.

[Yamahog12]

Hi all. As the weather starts to warm up a little, I am thinking about my 2001 Road Star project. I must remove the front exhaust pipe to access the generator cover and it has been many years since I have taken the pipes off. I have V&H Longshots and I'm sure the muffler is very tightly connected to the pipe, and I know the heat shield (held on with hose clamps) is probably going to be very difficult to separate. The entire thing is connected to the bike in 2 places: obviously at the exhaust flange and with 2 bolts to a bracket towards the rear. I am wondering if it is possible to remove the pipe, muffler and heat shield all in "one piece" and then reattach the same way. Because it has been so long since I have removed the pipes, I don't recall exactly how the pipe attaches to the exhaust port except that I'll replace the gasket and there's two chrome hex nuts going into the flange. Has anyone here removed an exhaust pipe, muffler and heat shield as one unit? Thanks.