Excellent
The stiff way
Push it with screw driver and the Bendix gear should rise
Might need some brake cleaner first to free it up
Best I could find sat here in Asda cafe, but you can see how freely it's supposed to rise
Technical Squealing Startup Noise
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Technical Squealing Startup Noise
The stiff way
Push it with screw driver and the Bendix gear should rise
Might need some brake cleaner first to free it up
Best I could find sat here in Asda cafe, but you can see how freely it's supposed to rise
I'm turning it the way suggested but it doesn't rise, could this starter be a different design? To get it to lift I have to carefully lever it with a screwdriver.
Seems to work on some kind of spring mechanism and it won't stay in the up position.
Yes that correct
Should be able to raise and lower fairly easily
It been about 5 years since I did mine
Memory is a foggy
But it was night and day between before and after
Pretty sure I could raise and lower the gear just by spinning the gear by fingers alone when done
@irc can you confirm
Inside the "large metal part" is the freewheel mechanism. That's what makes it easier to turn the pinion one way but not the other. Basically tuning it the "easy" way is turning the pinion gear only - look at the shaft and you'll see it's not turning. Turning it the hard way is turning not just the gear but also the entire armature assembly. So will be much harder to do.
The freewheel is there to avoid over revving the armature once the engine starts and before you release the key back into the running position -which allows the pinion gear to retract again. I wouldn't grease the freewheel as it just might encourage it to slip when it should be transmitting drive.
There was some dirt on it mixed with the grease, kind of thick gritty, muddy, removing that and putting fresh grease on will help.
And it now raises and lowers whether or not it did before.
My mechanicing skills have improved since I put this starter on, so its possible i didn't do something quite right last time...apart from breaking the electrode
Will see tomorrow.
Righto, i'll leave that alone, its too dark to do anything now so i'll crack on tomorrow
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I have found soaking both ends of the alternator repeatedly with WD and light spray oil will eventually sort this with perseverance. The low mounted alternator will take a bath in a 6 in deep flood. A regular spray is probably a good preventive idea.
The starter is back on and the car is starting, hopefully it'll no longer stick, i'll have to wait to find out nowRighto, i'll leave that alone, its too dark to do anything now so i'll crack on tomorrow
Well doneThe starter is back on and the car is starting, hopefully it'll no longer stick, i'll have to wait to find out now
