My starter is no longer turning the flywheel.
I had my worn-out starter rebuilt recently, and bendix was replaced because it was dinged up pretty good on the tip of the splines. It worked great for all of 2-3 minutes, which tells me that it's all lined up
correctly, and proper sized bendix. But now it just makes a grinding noise and doesn't turn over at all. It went from 100% grip to 0% grip almost instantly, so I was assuming either the bendix wasn't extending or
there were missing teeth on the flywheel, but neither seem to be the case.
The bendix is extending fully; when I pulled the starter it was stuck out in the fully-engaged position. It bench tests fine, though it doesn't always return back down the shaft on a bench test (weak bendix return
spring? Or just lack of flywheel torque to throw it back?). The flywheel teeth are all there, a little dinged up in spots, but none are missing. I can't imagine why it wouldn't engage properly all of the sudden.
Any ideas? Or advice on where to look next?
I had my worn-out starter rebuilt recently, and bendix was replaced because it was dinged up pretty good on the tip of the splines. It worked great for all of 2-3 minutes, which tells me that it's all lined up
correctly, and proper sized bendix. But now it just makes a grinding noise and doesn't turn over at all. It went from 100% grip to 0% grip almost instantly, so I was assuming either the bendix wasn't extending or
there were missing teeth on the flywheel, but neither seem to be the case.
The bendix is extending fully; when I pulled the starter it was stuck out in the fully-engaged position. It bench tests fine, though it doesn't always return back down the shaft on a bench test (weak bendix return
spring? Or just lack of flywheel torque to throw it back?). The flywheel teeth are all there, a little dinged up in spots, but none are missing. I can't imagine why it wouldn't engage properly all of the sudden.
Any ideas? Or advice on where to look next?