can a cdi be taken apart

[kasuki]

i have a 84 tecate cdi i need to take it apart to fix the wires can this be done.an if so how do i go about doing it thanks

[Eric250R]

the simple answer.... no. Sorry.

[Tecate250]

Yes they can be. A buddy of mine repaired a bayou 4 wheeler cdi box once. Anything can be fixed. Even a Tecate.:)

[kasuki]

any ideas on how he got it apart i started to use a heat lamp to losen the glue.then i thought maybe someone tried this already an could lead me in the right direction

[MonroeMike]

I Googled for cdi repair, alot of chatter. This guy used a dremel to cut his Honda CDI open. It's in Dutch though, I had to use Google translate to read it. Not even sure if this helps you.

http://www.motor-forum.nl/forum/list_messages/19436//

[Tecate250]

No idea how he fixed it. It had no spark and he took it apart and cleaned the rust out of it and work great.

[peco250sx]

most of the time you cant though, unless you dont mind if it doesnt work when you put it back together. all your going to find is some diodes a triggering circut and a capacitor. none of that can be fixed that im aware of

[kasuki]

i just pickd up a new one so no need to try an fix the old one.hopefuly this will make my 4 year trike build complete.

[Mosh]

Yeah!
I tried taking apart a 250r CDI, just to see how it worked.
In the end, I lost beer drinking time, and a good CDI.

I am thinking that it isnt even worth it. In owning and working on over 50 machines over the years, I have seen 1 bad CDI.