Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
So help me out a little here, since the return of 70 degrees has my brain addled. Another soul helped me out last fall and took the starter off the tractor so the auto electric place could rebuild it for me. He has no recollection of removing the solenoid from the exterior case of the starter and there is no hardware for putting it back on. It appears from the length of wires and bracket on solenoid that it was saddled on the starter case. There are two holes on the top of the starter...one with a broken off fastener in it and the other open. Unless I am missing something there is no way that the solenoid is going to match those holes. The holes are directly below the left steering linkage and it all conflicts six ways from Sunday. I think it is clear that I am missing something obvious, but I am not seeing how to remount the solenoid and the tractor will not turn over. Is it possible the solenoid was just hanging up under the dash? Does it need to ground thru the bracket? Is there someplace I am not seeing where this might get mounted? Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Sheesh! It is always the simple stuff that holds up the project!