pulling starter from 9n-2n

As did my father.....because those were the pliers you used to tighten the packing nut on an A Model Ford water pump.

Yeah, the title would be "75 Terms Used by FOG's"

bendix = starter drive

pocket = glove compartment

dikes = wire cutters

goose neck pliers = channel locks

etc, etc!

Lady's slipper - pry bar with curved end for leverage.

porta press - 32 oz. ball pien hammer

I'm not sure how you did that.....

The bendix is the common name for the starter drive gear. It's on the end of the starter shaft which you aren't going to get to unless you pull the starter.

That being said.....the first thing you need to do is make sure the battery is fully charged. A weak battery will spin the starter w/o engaging the bendix. Or you can jump it (see tip # 43)

But if you need to pull the starter to check the bendix, it has 3 major exterior components; front plate, barrel & rear plate. The 2 bolts that hold the starter on to the bell housing go through all three components & hold it all together. To remove the starter, unscrew the bolts out of the block & put a nut on one of them. Otherwise, the starter comes apart. Not fatal, but not fun either. (tip # 36 at the link below) Then, loosen the two bolts holding the oil filter canister to the block, (it does not need to be removed) remove the dipstick, and keep the starter close to the block while pushing the front of it down and lifting the back up. Sometimes you have to remove the drain petcock as well.The bendix is behind the flywheel; your job is to get it over the flywheel.

Caution: while the starter is off, resist the temptation to screw with the bendix. If you extend the bendix, and it is not the OEM bendix w/ the big spring, you will have a hard time getting the starter installed.

To install the starter, keep it close to the block while pulling the front of it up and pushing the bendix back into the hole. The bendix has to go behind the flywheel; your job is to get it over the flywheel. Grinding out an egg shape at the 2 o'clock position before you put it back will make your life easier.

Lastly, while the starter is off, polish the block & all starter mating surfaces w/ sandpaper to insure a good electrical ground. First, clean the mating area between the barrel and rear plate. Then, clean the mating surfaces where the aluminum rear plate meets the bell housing. The starter's ground circuit is not only through the two long bolts but from the barrel to the rear plate & then to the bell housing as well.

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What is wrong with YOUR starter? she asked'd over the phone.

I have a BUSTED BENDIX, says I.

SAYS SHE....."oh, shouldn't YOU becalling 911?
WE have no way to call the local "HOSPITAL for YOU!"

I had to confied in the operator that I was calling from YOUR home phone! I refused to give HER your phone number for confirmation when my service van was sitting in our local COURT HOUSE PARKING LOT!!!!! !!!!! :) :)

John

might have been a tire os oil filler cap.

his post made little sense.. and I don't want to try to guess and then give advice on a guess beased on super-unclear info...