Starter woes..
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Starter woes..
Hi folks,
Hope all are well, given the unique state the world seems to be in!
So.. little headache.. the other day, ignition got stuck on - so the starter kept trying to re engage in a partly running engine.
Since then, the starter begins to start the car - then grinds like a #insert expletive here#
I've now pulled the starter - which appears to bench test ok (the gear pops out and spins - am I missing something?)
Looking at the flywheel- you can see marks where the gears have been clashing..
Any ideas? Bearing in mind that this car was starting before- I'm guessing its not clearance?
Many thanks for thoughts?
Hope all are well, given the unique state the world seems to be in!
So.. little headache.. the other day, ignition got stuck on - so the starter kept trying to re engage in a partly running engine.
Since then, the starter begins to start the car - then grinds like a #insert expletive here#
I've now pulled the starter - which appears to bench test ok (the gear pops out and spins - am I missing something?)
Looking at the flywheel- you can see marks where the gears have been clashing..
Any ideas? Bearing in mind that this car was starting before- I'm guessing its not clearance?
Many thanks for thoughts?
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Joined: Aug 2016
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YouTube vid of starter test.. the jerky motion is more from my shorting the connection than anything the starter was doing!
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 172
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YouTube vid of starter test.. the jerky motion is more from my shorting the connection than anything the starter was doing!
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 172
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The car was starting after I replaced the starter.. that was last year.. it's not been used much, but was working fine. The starter being stuck on temporarily while engine running was an ignition wiring issue, not the starter itself.. but the starter grinding started immediately afterwards.
It does still start the car- if you have no mechanical sympathy.
The flywheel is showing Mark's- but doesn't appear to have broken any teeth or anything..
It does still start the car- if you have no mechanical sympathy.
The flywheel is showing Mark's- but doesn't appear to have broken any teeth or anything..
