My Super A's starter stopped engaging so I took it off and found the big spring in the bendix had broken.
I was surprised that the starter came completely apart with just the two long bolts that hold the cover on the armature. In other words, when I took the cover bolts out, the cover came off as expected but the drive/bendix also came out of the nose piece.
There is no flange or screws holding the armature and drive to the nose piece. Shouldn't there be? Did some starters only rely on the two long bolts to hold the cover and the nose piece in place? Does it matter? I've had this tractor for three years and the starter has been fine until the spring broke recently.
I didn't think to look at the nose piece to see if there are two additional holes, for a flange, but I can check when I get back to the shop.
I was surprised that the starter came completely apart with just the two long bolts that hold the cover on the armature. In other words, when I took the cover bolts out, the cover came off as expected but the drive/bendix also came out of the nose piece.
There is no flange or screws holding the armature and drive to the nose piece. Shouldn't there be? Did some starters only rely on the two long bolts to hold the cover and the nose piece in place? Does it matter? I've had this tractor for three years and the starter has been fine until the spring broke recently.
I didn't think to look at the nose piece to see if there are two additional holes, for a flange, but I can check when I get back to the shop.