clicking noise when starting

[abuckley1290]

hey guys when i went to start my quad after i washed it it started to turnover then it clicked loud almost like a loud Bee. If i hold the starter button down long enough it sometimes catches and starts to turnover. The sound was coming from the "switch assembly" (look at pic). These are like $60 so i am going to check with u guys to see if thats what it is. By the way I know its not the ground wire because i Just fixed that. Please help..

[jiffers]

flat battery comes to mind and the starter solinoid will click and maybe some times turn over for a short period if left

jiff

[bh2285]

Yeah mine does that when I have a dead battery...You leave key on while washing?

[yellowzo3]

yeah im going with dead battery too...also check and make sure nothing is corroded and all connections are nice and tight.

[abuckley1290]

nop the key was off. It started clicking then after mayb 30 seconds it started turning over and fired up..rode it back and parked it and then it clicked again..??

[prepracing]

Originally posted by abuckley1290
nop the key was off. It started clicking then after mayb 30 seconds it started turning over and fired up..rode it back and parked it and then it clicked again..??

check all your connections again, grounds and positives. That sounds like the problem

[miller821]

Originally posted by prepracing
check all your connections again, grounds and positives. That sounds like the problem
Yep, sounds like a connection might be a little bad... When it started, did the battery sound weak at all?

[abuckley1290]

a bit but not close to bein dead

[DieselBoy]

LOOSE/DIRTY CONNECTIONS
FAULTY BATTERY
LOW CHARGE
FAULTY SOLENOID