alternator cover

walkingbear · 09-20-2007, 08:40 PM

ok, so this is the first time taking the alternator cover off the bike.
Taken 3 screws out..disconnected the wires..

The cover should come off.. moved the brushes to the side.
Seems stuck on the 5 oclock position. Is there something I'm missing?

widebmw · 09-20-2007, 08:53 PM

If this is the R100GS then the stator is soldered to the cover at the 5 oclock position. You remove the cover and stator as one unit.

walkingbear · 09-20-2007, 08:58 PM

It's a R100 motor from a 1980 RT

Stagehand · 09-20-2007, 09:09 PM

I think I know what you mean..The alternator is sleeved into the engine case. My stator sometimes was reluctant to pop off- I gently used a prying thing to pry up a little bit at a time around the perimeter. Like going around a paint can.
Like he said, metal cover and wire coils are one piece. Remove screws and alternator wires and kinda pry it off.

Gentle! hehe no scratches!

09-20-2007, 08:40 PM	#1
walkingbear ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Scottsdale AZ.. Oddometer: 2,847	alternator cover ok, so this is the first time taking the alternator cover off the bike. Taken 3 screws out..disconnected the wires.. The cover should come off.. moved the brushes to the side. Seems stuck on the 5 oclock position. Is there something I'm missing? __________________ BMWMOA 82741 75 R90S ,83 R100RT (Baron) , 88 R100GS ,94 R1100RS (Aragorn) 2k 1150GS w/hack,05 K1200S (Gandalf)

09-20-2007, 08:58 PM	#3
walkingbear ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Scottsdale AZ.. Oddometer: 2,847	80 R100rt It's a R100 motor from a 1980 RT __________________ BMWMOA 82741 75 R90S ,83 R100RT (Baron) , 88 R100GS ,94 R1100RS (Aragorn) 2k 1150GS w/hack,05 K1200S (Gandalf)

09-20-2007, 09:09 PM	#4
Stagehand +/- V TDSPP Joined: Oct 2004 Location: "Poughkeepsie?!?!" Oddometer: 19,846	I think I know what you mean..The alternator is sleeved into the engine case. My stator sometimes was reluctant to pop off- I gently used a prying thing to pry up a little bit at a time around the perimeter. Like going around a paint can. Like he said, metal cover and wire coils are one piece. Remove screws and alternator wires and kinda pry it off. Gentle! hehe no scratches! __________________ What to do... What to do...

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09-20-2007, 08:53 PM	#2
widebmw Studly Adventurer Joined: May 2005 Location: Reno, NV Oddometer: 636	If this is the R100GS then the stator is soldered to the cover at the 5 oclock position. You remove the cover and stator as one unit.