Starter drive mistake

papajoe316 · Oct 21, 2023

I have new starter for my 1952 8n.
DUH!
I mistakenly spun the ratchet drive and locked
it . I need to unlock it before installing it.
I have tried the method from YouTube to try
to unlock it. NO DICE.
Does anyone have a suggestion to unlock it .
Thanks so much for suggestions.
papajoe316

used red MN · Oct 21, 2023

Hello papa welcome to YT. Not a Ford guy but will take
a stab at this. I would think the starter can be installed
anyway, the drive will just engage the flywheel gear
once installed. Then when the engine starts and spins
up the drive will reset as normal. See if a Ford guy
chimes in to agree or give me a KO!
Just FYI, in the future if you have more questions on
your 8N I would suggest posting them in the 9N, 2N,
8N forum. See link.
YT Ford N board

papajoe316 · Oct 21, 2023

Thanks for the suggestion.
I will have to try that.
77 years old and still learning!!

teddy52food · Oct 21, 2023

Run it up to speed with the wire brush on a bench grinder.

papajoe316 · Oct 22, 2023

That was a solution online in a video.
Tried that. Did not work.
Thanks. I will keep trying.

used red MN · Oct 23, 2023

So teddy, increase my Ford knowledge. Can the starter be installed with the drive unlatched as I proposed?

teddy52food · Oct 23, 2023

It is possible but harder to do as the gear is in mesh & not much wiggle room. If you have a good bench grinder with a 6 inch wire brush it will make it retract. Spin it in the direction that the flywheel would.

Jthomas1970 · Oct 25, 2023

I agree, just install it and start the engine. It will take care of itself.

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