rossow (mn)
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As I noted in an earlier message, I have the starter out of my 8N because the bendix would just spin, not engage. Bendix is the original spring type. Drive teeth and flywheel teeth both look OK. Somewhere between finagling the starter out and now, the bendix has gotten engaged/extended (even though I knew enough to try to avoid that problem). I know folks have great success using a wire-brush machine to disengage the drive, but I must be missing something. My wire brush is on a 1725 rpm motor. I'm holding the bendix on a 1/2" shaft. When I hold the drive one way against the brush, it of course just clicks and spins while the spring stands still. When I hold it the other way the whole unit spins without disengaging (fails to close gap between drive and spring). What am I doing wrong? Is 1725 rpm too slow? I'm perhaps being extraordinarily dense, but I just can't get the brush trick to work. Advice?
(I've cleaned the starter shaft, ground, etc., and now would like to try the old parts before ordering new.)
(I've cleaned the starter shaft, ground, etc., and now would like to try the old parts before ordering new.)