Ford 9N Starter Installation

Anonymous-0 · Nov 18, 2009

I have an issue of putting the starter back on my 9N. Bruce(Va)has offered some good advice,but I have had trouble responding so I'm starting a new posting. I can't quite get the starter into position to bolt in on. The teeth on the starter abut the flywheel teeth, but I can't move it sideways enough to engage it. This is the same starter I took off so I know it fit once. The hoe is egg-shaped, but I still need another 1/4 or so of movement. Any suggestions?

Danny in CO · Nov 18, 2009

Bob,

Make the hole a little more egg-shaped.

Danny

souNdguy · Nov 18, 2009

sound slike you have the drive in the 'engaged' position where it is sucked in close tot he starter face.. in that case, I'd either spin it back out on a wire wheel on my bench grinder or drill press, or rotate the drive a bit to try to get the teeth to line up and fall into place. They are a tough cookie to install when engaged.. but I've done it.

soundguy

Bruce (VA) · Nov 18, 2009

Did you engage the bendix while it was off? If it has the big spring on it, it's the old style; spin it back on the wire wheel on your bench grinder. If it doesn't have the big spring, post back for help on spinning it back; I slept through that class!
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Anonymous-0 · Nov 18, 2009

Bruce, both you and "soundguy" mentioned using a wire brush to spin the starter back. I can move it back by hand fairly easily. Does this indicate a problem? The assembly has a 2" dia spring that is 1.5" long when assemabled and 1" when compressed. Is this what you are calling a big spring? Should the spring be compressed or not when assembling to the tractor?

Bruce (VA) · Nov 19, 2009

When the starter motor turns, it draws the bendix forward on the shaft toward the starter motor. The bendix then engages the ring gear & turns the engine over. When the engine RPM's exceed the bendix design speed (which I can never remember)the bendix disengages.

Look at the gear on the bendix. If it is about 2 inches back on the shaft from the motor, it is disengaged.
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don b 1 · Nov 19, 2009

Bob......did you remove the engine drain cock and oil canister?Doing this gives a lot more wiggle room. don b1

Anonymous-0 · Nov 19, 2009

Don, yes I have removed them. Thanks.

Bob

Anonymous-0 · Nov 24, 2009

Soundguy, I think you must be correct that the starter is in the engaged position. I can rotate it by hand to the disengaged position but it won't stay there while I am jostling it around. Any other advice?

souNdguy · Nov 24, 2009

you should not be able to rotate it to the out position by hand.. it usually has to be spun out by overspeed motion.

soundguy

Anonymous-0 · Nov 24, 2009

Thanks. I think you have given me the key. I probably cant get it installed because it isn't in the OUT position. There must be something wrong with the Bendix or me. So I will probably have to have a professional look it over. Thanks again.
Bob

souNdguy · Nov 25, 2009

post a pic.

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