Honda CB350 / CB360 / CB450 Electric Starter Rebuild

We know, kickstarting your bike is the ultimate sign of a badass when hopping onto your vintage CB350, CB360, or CB450. If we're honest with ourselves though I think we all know how nice it is to hop onto your bike, hit a little button and have it fire right up. Well is this video we talk and walk you through how to take our Common Motor Electric Starter Rebuild Kits and get that electric starter rebuilt to be able to turn your bike over time and time again.
Parts:
CB350 / CB360 / CB450 / CB500T Electric Starter Rebuild Kit:
www.common-motor.com/honda-cb...

[@MaryK4242]

The deeper I get into my 350 rebuild the more I add to my CM wish list. Great video. Thank you.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

I need to play this great music in the background when I rebuild my starter as well. It’ll go back together so much smoother

[@Common-motor]

The key to a smooth starter is smooth jazz. 10/10 would recommend.

[@KamieNJim]

Awesome job. Great closeups, and I appreciate the "tools needed" before starting the project.

[@davidball2484]

Well done, it answered some of the "end play" issues other rebuild videos didn't cover.

[@djantix1200]

You guys and gals rock. Thanks for the clear and concise instructions as usual. Will be rebuilding mine soon.

[@reggiechin230]

Great video. You explained the rebuild process in clear and concise terms, it was easy to follow and understand this job. Thanks for posting this.

[@billmago7991]

i used this vid as guide to do my CB72...... its a bit different but using the same techniques it was a reasonable guide to doing the CB72 starter motor....lucky for me the bushes and bearings were in good shape and it really just needed a clean up , repacking with grease, make another gasket to protect the brushes from the weather and she's good to go.....yeah i got a 1970 CB175 as well

[@dwillemscott]

So cool. I will be grabbing one of these kits soon.

[@Bryan-eg6ej]

Thanks for the video! This is another tutorial I needed for my 360T rebuild. I didn't notice the rebuild kit before on the C-M site until I checked after seeing this.

[@Common-motor]

Glad it could help out!

[@brianhand9704]

Excellent video, much more informative and useful that the manuals. Many thanks for posting this now starter motor is like new👍

[@HepcatHarley]

I put the end cap on a baking tray in the oven at 140c for 20-30 mins and when I checked the bushing was sitting there on the baking tray having removed itself without issue. I was so pleased I wrote a letter to my MP explaining my delight.

[@HepcatHarley]

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[@HepcatHarley]

@@dustyoldhat what’s a Texas?

[@HepcatHarley]

@@dustyoldhat a big nightmare though lol

[@commissarsturm]

My starter won't turn freely before or after the rebuild. Semi turns with pliers until the planetary cap is back on and then it stops up. This was a great vid, but I may go starterless if I can't find a replacement. Rock on CMC. Yall are a great help.

[@menguinponkey8965]

Maybe some clearances are too tight?

[@DeezNutzInYaMouf123]

Freakin awesome video!

[@billmago7991]

Great vid very informative

[@tthack1910]

Really nice video but I winced when you pounded on the inner race of the bearing when you removed it. Generally it is frowned upon to hammer the races onto the balls. It damages both in a process called Brinelling. If you could have engaged the outer race with a larger socket that would have been better. Sometimes there is a slot in the shoulder that butts against the outer race so you can drive the bearing out with a screwdriver or punch. Sometimes there is not. Heating as you showed is a great way to reduce or eliminate the amount of force needed.

[@williambinfield5966]

Yery good well done great help thank you.

[@braiden9999]

Excellent 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@WTF.416]

SWEET! While Brandon has an ice cream bar I'll probably have a beer.

[@murraykriner9425]

My thanks on the instruction, as I'm sure my 71 CB-350 hasn't ever had a rebuild on it. The bronze bushings look to be a hurry up and wait item if I've ever seen one. Patience, right?

[@user-ft4rf3vo9h]

When placing the gaskets on either side of the planetary gear plate I thought the wider top gasket could possibly make contact with the planetary gear assembly and I'm curious if the gaskets should be in reverse order? Another consideration that I found was that eliminaton of both gaskets makes the overall length of the starter about 5/32" shorter and the mounting bolts to the engine will not line up.

[@glenndavidson2943]

I did this today, or at least tried. When I got it apart the planetary gears had no bushings (2:36). I was like, where are they? The starter had been making this honking sound, like the bearing was completely dry and/or shot, but it was the planetary gears I guess. Bought a used one on ebay and will use the CMC rebuild kit on it.

[@mickkulin8207]

One of the bushings inside my 2 planetary gears is shot. Is that available?

[@NathanielHart1988]

I have a TwinStar 185, do you guys carry rebuild kits for those or know anyone that might?

[@jeffreywilliams5871]

Can you make a CJ360T electric start?

[@Quatra05]

Nice🙏

[@Hotolive626]

My cb550 starter motor does not have 2 small planetary gears😅 what is their purpose?

[@WegisWilChop]

Anyone know why one brush is insulated/isolated? My starter was shorting the entire bike and I for the life of me can’t figure out why

[@TravisDoesGames]

does this apply to 175s?

[@andrewhammer4375]

I'm looking for info on starter solenoids for a CB360s. I replaced mine today, but i'm not sure if i hooked it up right. the bike DOES start, so i'm assuming it's right. my question is: would it start even if the wires were hooked up backwards, like to the wrong terminals?? i connected the colored wires correctly to the harness, but the terminals on top of the new unit had no indication of which side was positive or negative or what. i took a 50/50 chance and just hooked it up how i assumed it would go. but might this cause problems down the road?? thanks!

[@Common-motor]

Hey Andrew, your hunch is right. It won't matter or hurt it if the small wire connections are backward.

[@yagofaria3898]

Hi do you have one tô sell? Im from Brasil cb350 year 1973 . Thanks

[@jamescahill7017]

Is the rebuild kit required for the CL/CB175 the same as for the 350?

[@Common-motor]

Yes!

[@mathewbrown5989]

The rebuild is not the issue, it’s a “2” on a difficulty scale of 1-10... the issue with most these starters is that the planetary gear plain bearings/bushings are usually shot. Notice how they noted here that there was little grease when they disassembled it?!? Those bushings are NOT included in a rebuild kit and are not a standard size. So, unless you have a roll of oillite and a metal lathe or a friend who works strictly for drinks and/or smiles, you could still be very much “ outta luck”.

[@mickkulin8207]

You are correct the small bushings on the planetary gears on mine are shot.

[@mathewbrown5989]

@@mickkulin8207 Wish I could help, but I still haven’t sourced these. I ended up using some half decent ones from a starter I don’t need currently.

[@woncameron24]

why not by a replacement bearing? this is a common size