starter motor question?

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aussiebill	Posted 13 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: 5 Years Ago Posts: 1.8K, Visits: 11.4K	rick55 (3/11/2012) It never ceases to amaze me, the little tricks people have. I come from an electrical fitting background and have always fixed something if it is broken. It isn't that hard to remove the bendix, so that is what I have always done, but I will try this trick the next time I pick up up a overextended bendix. Thanks Rick you,re only thinking in amps, we think in volts, ha,ha. regards bill. AussieBill YYYY Forever Y Block YYYY Down Under, Australia
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Taff	Posted 13 Years Ago
Turbocharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: 11 Years Ago Posts: 36, Visits: 100	rick55 (3/10/2012) That bendix has overridden the ratchet - a not uncommon occurrence. It will not work that way or last long as the bendix will remain in contact with the ring gear. Be careful when you pull it apart. There are a couple of little springs which hold the collars that run on the shaft. They may go flying. To remove the bendix push down on the top washer and you will see a 1/4" pin going through the shaft, push it through and VOILA. There is then a circlip which needs to be prised out and it will then fall apart in your hand. This is from memory - oldtimers!! Not a hard job to fix and it probably won't happen again. My starter did this 20 years ago and it has never happened again. Regards well, I don't have a bench-mounted wire wheel so I tried my angle grimder with a wire wheel fitted and nothing! so I set about it like Rick suggested and 20 mins later it was all rebuilt and looking like i would expect it to. Thansk again to everyone who chipped in, i'll fit her this weekend and see if i can't get the motor turning on the key for the first time since 1973!! Cheers, Taff 1959 Ford Galaxie 2dr sedan, 292 (just woken up after a 38 year sleep!)
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ray	Posted 13 Years Ago
Normally aspirated Group: Forum Members Last Active: 13 Years Ago Posts: 33, Visits: 351	ray (3/10/2012) Not knowing what your application is, I'll say that you may be able to work the starter into place with the bendix in that extended position. Some will and some probably will not install that way. A truck will. Some cars can be a real PIA even with the bendix retracted. Installation takes a bit of effort and holding your mouth the right way while saying soothing words. Of course, the bendix will retract when the engine starts. Do not force anything. Good luck I would guess the OP has his starter installed by now. I realize I have some disagreements with the installing the starter with the bendix extended but it has worked for me at least twice. Many years ago I built a 312 and installed it in a 1963 Ford P or F 350 camper van I had converted to a motorhome and it worked then. Recently I rebuilt the engine in my '56 F350, installed the starter with the bendix extended. I've not had it on the road yet. I just went out and dropped the flywheel cover and verified the bendix had indeed restored when I started the engine. Not to be argumentative, but please, can anyone explain to me what I am failing to see between restoring the bendix on a bench grinder or restoring the bendix with the engine spinning. I do see the advantage of holding the starter in you hand and seeing that the bendix is restored. thanks. ray
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Ted	Posted 13 Years Ago
Co-Administrator Group: Administrators Last Active: 11 hours ago Posts: 7.5K, Visits: 205.8K	ray (3/13/2012) ... Not to be argumentative, but please, can anyone explain to me what I am failing to see between restoring the bendix on a bench grinder or restoring the bendix with the engine spinning. I do see the advantage of holding the starter in you hand and seeing that the bendix is restored. thanks. There are some cars out there where the starter fit in snaking the starter into its hole is just tight enough that if the starter bendix is extended, then the starter cannot be angled into place. Most pickups and trucks are not an issue with this but some of the cars are. Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)
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rick55	Posted 13 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: 5 Years Ago Posts: 550, Visits: 4.4K	Ray, I think this is a case of what floats your boat. I have had two of these bendixes overextended and they would not retract when the engine started. The bendixes stayed in contact with the ring gear and just kept spinning the starter. If you can reset the starter by spinning it against a wire wheel, it should retract when the engine starts. Mine didn't so I just pulled the bendixes apart. I would think it has something to do with the condition of the bendixes and the ratchet. I just find it easier to fix the starter before I put it back on the car. I am interested in the wire wheel method but. Regards Rick - West Australia Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!
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