Starter washer thingy at tip of bendix

Ok here is a story...

My father (I am sure we have all had to deal with these creatures) was fiddling around with my 48 Ford 8n. His story is that he was trying to start the tractor and the starter just exploded on him. No other explanation, just boom and that was that.

So he took the starter off and apparently had to fish this washer looking thing out of the housing with a magnet. This is the part that seems to have failed. It looks like big flat washer, the hole in the middle is flat on 2 sides. There also appears to be a notch in the top of the outside of the washer which looks like it might have been for keystock or something similar. The washer broke where this notch was, and I am curious if it is even the correct washer. My old man says it goes right on the end of the bendix.

Can any of you tell me what this part is called and how I can get a new one. The rest of the starter seems to be intact and usable and I would hate to blow money on a new starter for want of a washer.

I ordered a repair kit from yesterdaystractors in hopes that the washers I saw in the pic were what I needed, but they were not. No harm though, might as well use the kit while I have the starter off.

As of right now my old man has the starter and failed part in which he is attempting to dremmel a replica of... Please help...

Your life will be much simpler if you just replace the bendix.

There is a reason it came apart.

Replacing the washer will not fix it.
75 Tips

(quoted from post at 13:45:49 07/11/15) Your life will be much simpler if you just replace the bendix.

There is a reason it came apart.

Replacing the washer will not fix it.
75 Tips

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Thanks for the reply. I actually have that link favorited

I didn't find anything regarding the bendix specifically though. I had thought it would be easier to replace the bendix myself actually. Will a replacement come with everything I will need to install it? I know that sounds stupid but I would rather sound stupid now then feel stupid later with a lighter wallet and non running tractor haha.

YT sells the new style drive gear [b:92e11057be]here[/b:92e11057be]

I wish I still had my father to deal with.

(quoted from post at 15:13:01 07/11/15) YT sells the new style drive gear [b:d58f7776de]here[/b:d58f7776de]

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Thanks! Ordered. Hopefully this will solve the problem. This poor tractor of mine, I bought it recently, and have yet to get more then 30min of work out of it without something going wrong and having to put money and time getting it back up and running. The PO did not take care of it and anything he fixed was just thrown together halfway, or rigged together.

flameeater, I feel your pain about run time verses working on time.
2 hours after redoing engine genny gave out.

For your starter issue all I can say is good luck

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(quoted from post at 15:13:01 07/11/15) YT sells the new style drive gear [b:b84dbfee64]here[/b:b84dbfee64]

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Thanks! Ordered. Hopefully this will solve the problem. This poor tractor of mine, I bought it recently, and have yet to get more then 30min of work out of it without something going wrong and having to put money and time getting it back up and running. The PO did not take care of it and anything he fixed was just thrown together halfway, or rigged together.

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You're welcome!
Lack of maintenance, unfortunately, is not uncommon.
Check out the 75 tips, they and the manuals will point you on
the right track to check what needs to be checked before it
breaks down on you.
They're solid, reliable tractors. Have been for 65+ years.
Anyone who tells you different didn't maintain theirs correctly!

(quoted from post at 18:42:02 07/11/15) I wish I still had my father to deal with.

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Im sorry to hear that, in all honesty I dont know what I would do if/when mine were gone. Love the guy to death, he is just accident prone LOL

I have had mine for a spell, and haven't wanted to do anything heavy, just scrape the driveway, level some dirt, and pull some very small stumps (I dont believe destroying my tractor on the bigger ones would be a better investment then the couple hundred dollars a dozer rental would cost).

When I bought it, it ran like a champ, in fact I didn't even trailer it home. I drove it. It ran great for several miles.

Of course the next day the issues started. Wouldn't even pull itself up a small hill, hydralics were weak, ect. Upon inspection, the radiator was full of oil, the oil was full of gas, and the tranny/hydrolics were full of water.

I installed a new head gasket, changed all the fluids, scraped the drive for about 15min and went to bed happy. The next day, it wouldn't pull itself up the hill again. Upon inspection, it was not getting enough fuel. The PO had removed the sediment bowl and rigged line into an automotive fuel filter which had apparently clogged or just filtered too well (the way fram oil filters filter too well for Hondas) I corrected that issue and was happily on my way... when suddenly it sputtered to a halt...

This time it was getting way too much fuel, apparently the float valve had become stuck in the carb. My father corrected that, and before we could test it he decided to 'splode my starter, and so here we are...

Evil...evil... evil little redbelly...

Oh, and also the 12v conversion done to it was a joke too, basically just slapped on a 12v alt and batt and called it a day. That was another thing my father had to deal with. I would venture a guess that may have contributed to my starter problems, as it is still the 6v model. But from all the reading I have done here the 6v starters dont seem to give much trouble as long as you are not spinning their guts out for extended periods of time. Even with all its issues my little tractor has never been hard to start. Throttle to half, pull the choke, hit the button, and she will come to life, if not little groggy.

New starter Bendix, $32.95, Missing Dad forever, priceless.

Jerry