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starter issue #178886 07/24/10 10:29 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 170 Likes: 1 Ontario, Canada lbpuppy OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP lbpuppy Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 170 Likes: 1 Ontario, Canada	Hey all I decided it was time to start to put the car together and try and get it on the road before the snow flies up here. During this past winter I took the starter apart to clean it and to see if it needs a rebuild. In my opinion (and a couple of others) it didn't need to be rebuilt and I went ahead with cleaning it up. It wasn't a complete tear down. When I went to put it in the car and try it out it made a noise that seemed to be the starter gear skipping on the fly wheel. I took it back out and bench tested it. My old school neighbour was with me and he thought it was working fine. Again I reinstalled it and again the gear skipping sound. Any thoughts ? Thanks, Cliff not bad, yourself ? Thanks for asking.

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Re: starter issue lbpuppy #178891 07/24/10 10:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 29,863 Eagle Point, Oregon Junkyard Dog Tech Advisor ChatMaster - 25,000
Junkyard Dog Tech Advisor ChatMaster - 25,000 Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 29,863 Eagle Point, Oregon	Sounds like you have some bad teeth on your flywheel. You should pull the flywheel cover and inspect the teeth. The Mangy Old Mutt "If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"

Re: starter issue Junkyard Dog #179161 07/28/10 04:58 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 170 Likes: 1 Ontario, Canada lbpuppy OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP lbpuppy Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 170 Likes: 1 Ontario, Canada	Hey... Been away for the last couple of days. Teeth on the fly wheel are good. Talk to a guy and he said the "spring" in the starter maybe weak and have to be changed. Could this be an issue ? Thanks, Cliff not bad, yourself ? Thanks for asking.

Re: starter issue lbpuppy #179162 07/28/10 05:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 29,863 Eagle Point, Oregon Junkyard Dog Tech Advisor ChatMaster - 25,000
Junkyard Dog Tech Advisor ChatMaster - 25,000 Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 29,863 Eagle Point, Oregon	If the Bendix spring is tweaked some it could be an issue but the Bendix Drive should still engage the flywheel. You might want to pull the nose cone on the starter and inspect the Bendix Drive and the spring. Do you have a new battery and is it fully charged? The Mangy Old Mutt "If It's Not Junk.....It's Not Treasure!"

Re: starter issue Junkyard Dog #179190 07/28/10 09:43 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 170 Likes: 1 Ontario, Canada lbpuppy OP Shade Tree Mechanic
OP lbpuppy Shade Tree Mechanic Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 170 Likes: 1 Ontario, Canada	JYD I have a brand new battery and it is fully charged. I will pull the nose off the starter tomorrow and see what's up. My neighbour is home tomorrow and I will have him check it out as well. His father owned a '32 special sedan and he seems quite familiar with these cars. Thanks, Cliff not bad, yourself ? Thanks for asking.

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