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Joe Marriott
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Username: 53rtype

Post Number: 5
Registered: 01-2023
Posted on Tuesday, 16 May, 2023 - 08:44:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP
It was being difficult to start (weak battery), and I hit the starter button at the exact same time the engine kicked to life for an instant. D'oh!

Starter went THUNK. Ouch. Then whhhiiiirrrrr. That's not good.

Pulled the Bendix, tested it per shop manual. No problem there.

Pulled the whole starter and bench checked it. Stripped gears in the drive unit. Simple fix because I had a spare starter, so I could just switch out the gears.

Video

Bad news, if this happens again, or to you, the compound idler gears (DB987) are no longer available. So the only solution is to buy a complete starter from a shrinking supply.

Stripped drive gears
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Graham Watson
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Username: graham508

Post Number: 99
Registered: 03-2016
Posted on Wednesday, 17 May, 2023 - 01:30:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IP
Ouch!
Thanks for the video, it's great to be able to actually see how it is supposed to work.

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