Affordable starters are constructed with longer-life bearings than OEM many OEM starter motors have an unprotected output needle bearing on the outside of the output shafts seal; moisture can and does enter the output cap of the electric motor and follows the armature shaft to the unprotected needle bearing, which corrodes the bearing.
Ricks takes the extra step of installing a double-sealed ball bearing, whith the output shaft seal on the outside of the bearing in their new aftermarket unit.
This simple application of common-sense engineering does tow things: first, the outside bearing is now protected from damging water entry, and second, the sealed ball bearing is replaceable.
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fits Arctic Cat™ Sabercat 600 LX 2004
fits Arctic Cat™ Sabercat 700 EFI 2004-2005
fits Arctic Cat™ Sabercat 700 EFI EXT 2004-2006
fits Arctic Cat™ Sabercat 700 EFI LX 2004-2006
fits Arctic Cat™ T500 2008
fits Arctic Cat™ Z 570 2002-2007
fits Arctic Cat™ Z 570 LX 2004-2006
fits Arctic Cat™ Z 570 SS 2002
fits Arctic Cat™ ZL 500 2002
fits Arctic Cat™ ZL 550 ESR 2001-2003
fits Arctic Cat™ ZL 600 EFI ESR 2001-2003
fits Arctic Cat™ ZL 600 EFI SS 2002-2003
fits Arctic Cat™ ZL 800 EFI ESR 2002-2003
fits Arctic Cat™ ZL 800 EFI SS 2002-2003
fits Arctic Cat™ ZL 800 ESR 2001
fits Arctic Cat™ ZR 500 2002
fits Arctic Cat™ ZR 500 LE 2002
fits Arctic Cat™ ZR 600 2002
fits Arctic Cat™ ZR 600 EFI 2002
fits Arctic Cat™ ZR 800 2001-2002
fits Arctic Cat™ ZR 800 EFI 2002-2003
fits Arctic Cat™ ZR 900 EFI 2004-2006
fits Arctic Cat™ ZR 900 EFI Sno Pro 2004-2006
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