Is it possible to buy a decent starter for my c-120? The original lasted for 40 years. I bought a replacement. I actually bought 2. One for each of my tractors (each from a different vendor). The new ones both have the same design and problem.
The gear at the end of the shaft is 2 parts:
* a metal piece threaded on the helical threads on the shaft
* the pinion gear which does not touch the shaft
They are joined by a piece of rubber around the outside of each.
On the original one, it is all one piece, no rubber.
The problem is that eventually, the bond between the rubber and the threaded piece breaks, and then the gear gets stuck engaged, while the other piece retracts. Did I just happen to buy crappy starters? They all *appear* to be made the same way, regardless of where I look for them. Is there some trick to fixing these? I've re-glued them with plastic epoxy, and that works for a while, but they always break again in the same way. I'm getting tired of it.
Any ideas?
Original is red, replacement is silver:
The gear at the end of the shaft is 2 parts:
* a metal piece threaded on the helical threads on the shaft
* the pinion gear which does not touch the shaft
They are joined by a piece of rubber around the outside of each.
On the original one, it is all one piece, no rubber.
The problem is that eventually, the bond between the rubber and the threaded piece breaks, and then the gear gets stuck engaged, while the other piece retracts. Did I just happen to buy crappy starters? They all *appear* to be made the same way, regardless of where I look for them. Is there some trick to fixing these? I've re-glued them with plastic epoxy, and that works for a while, but they always break again in the same way. I'm getting tired of it.
Any ideas?
Original is red, replacement is silver:
