I am having the same problem. I have a 96 Fourtrax as well and it is clicking at the solenoid when I try to start it with the push button. It fires right up using the kick starter though. Im thinking that my problem is the solenoid as well so I was wondering if you purchased the solenoid online or at your local atv shop?
Push button start will not work.
Hey everyone I'm new to the site.
So here goes: All I get is a clicking noise from the solenoid near the the battery. I did some research and found that I should clean all the terminals that relate with the starting system. I did all of that! I still get a clicking noise from it. The battery is fully charged. The kick start works. I also found that if you take a screwdriver and touch the top post of the solenoid it tries to start which it attempted to. Would I need to replace the solenoid? Please help!! Thanks.
plus I usually do a lot of riding through water and mud so I don't know if this could be another reason.
I have a 1996 Honda TRX300 (fourtrax)
So here goes: All I get is a clicking noise from the solenoid near the the battery. I did some research and found that I should clean all the terminals that relate with the starting system. I did all of that! I still get a clicking noise from it. The battery is fully charged. The kick start works. I also found that if you take a screwdriver and touch the top post of the solenoid it tries to start which it attempted to. Would I need to replace the solenoid? Please help!! Thanks.
plus I usually do a lot of riding through water and mud so I don't know if this could be another reason.
I have a 1996 Honda TRX300 (fourtrax)
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After doing what MNredneck said to do. I realized that it is the starter not the solenoid. I also tried tapping on the starter while pushing the start button and acting like it was trying to start for a second but that was about it.
Well just to give a little update. My father in law took the starter apart and said the brushes are in good shape but it seemed liked something was making it hang up. He tested it after that and said it should work fine and after I put it back on it did. However, after talking to my brother yesterday he said that after about a week of using the quad fairly often he said it has clicked only once when he tried to start it. Im wondering what else couple be happening for it to be doing that. I already changed the solenoid. As of right now the starter is working but that one time it clicked is bothering me. Anyone have any ideas?
Okay, Im going to have to put the battery on charge next time im going to be up there for a couple of hours. Hopefully thats it and if not Ill check the other connections. Thanks for the help.
Im going to have to go through and check the grounds from the sound of it. My father and law said the brushes were in good shape when he had it apart and it only clicked once out of probably 30 times trying to start it. I hooked the ground up to the starter bolt when I installed the starter but Ill have to check up by the battery to see if something isnt right there. Thanks for the info guys.
your welcome..at least your not rebuilding the engine in it !...the atv in your avatar..is that a trx300 ?..looks like the one i'm rebuilding.Im going to have to go through and check the grounds from the sound of it. My father and law said the brushes were in good shape when he had it apart and it only clicked once out of probably 30 times trying to start it. I hooked the ground up to the starter bolt when I installed the starter but Ill have to check up by the battery to see if something isnt right there. Thanks for the info guys.
Yea Its a 96 Trx300. Im going to buy a new starter today. Me and my brother used it a good bit yesterday hauling wood and its back to only starting with the push button every once in a while. I checked my grounds and everything seems to be tight. So I am just going to replace the starter.
Ill have to give it a try. However I already ordered the starter but I could always keep for when It does go out or send it back.
Yea I kind of figured that. Oh well. I guess it wouldnt hurt to have an extra starter sitting around. I just hope I get the problem sorted out.
Im going to change the starter out tonight after work so I guess Ill see soon enough. Hopefully its the starter so I can justify buying a new one.
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