How to take out the stator on a CDI Honda CX500?

Once you have your rear cover off, how do you remove the stator and pickups?

This assumes the following:

  • You have removed the engine from the bike
  • You have removed the rear cover from the engine
  • You have a replacement stator

You need the following:

  • 10mm socket and wrench

OK. So the original stator in a CDI CX500 should be visible and look like this on the inside of the rear cover:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

And from the other side underneath the pulser cover, we see the left and right advance units:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

Looking near the top here, we have two wires to disconnect:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

They should separate reasonably easily underneath the rubber sheaths:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

While we’re on this side, we should loosen the grommets. Top stator grommet:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

Well, that has seen better days:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

…and the lower one should pull out towards the outside of the cover:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

…and out:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

Heading back around to the inside of the cover, we have three bolts on the stator body and one each on the high/low speed pickups above:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

Use a 10mm socket to undo them. The bolts on the pickups have a split washer:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

Out:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

The bolts on the stator have no washer:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

So you should now have five bolts out in total:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

Label a bag and stick them in. Bolt-less:

Here is how to remove the stator from a CDI Honda CX500 - 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 as shown on MotoFaction.org.

Stay tuned for Part 02!

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