Mike,
The gear assembly should move freely on the starter shaft. The way it works
is that when you send power (electricity of course) to the starter motor the
shaft starts to spin, the assembly on the end resists spinning due to
inertia and the gear assembly moves into mesh with the flywheel.
One the engine starts moving faster than the starter motor the gear assembly
spins back out of mesh with the flywheel, otherwise you burn up the starter.
If you have the starter sitting on a workbench and hook some jumper cables
to a battery you should see that gear assembly "spin" it's way down the
shaft. Just make sure the starter is held securely!
Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Graziano [SMTP:mgrazian@ltcm.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 10:04 AM
> To: MGList; Spridgets
> Subject: Starter Questions: Midget 1500
>
> Well, my starter's been warning me that it was tired for 2 months or so,
> and finally went to sleep
> Saturday night. Now I have three replacement starters (thanx carl and
> john) whose conditions are
> unknown.
>
> My question pertains to the gear that engages the flywheel. How's that
> damm thing supposed to
> work? On my old starter, it moves quite easily up and down shaft (in a
> counterclockwise motion).
> THe teeth on it are completely shot (that's what the problem was). One of
> the new ones moves down
> the shaft easily as well, but another one doesn't move at all (even
> hooked up to the starter
> solenoid).
>
> Is that gear supposed to move along the shaft easily or is there something
> in the housing where it's
> connected that aids its movement. I'm curious b/c I don't know if mine
> being chewed up was a result
> of that easy movement.
>
> Mike
>
> '78 Midget
> '87 300zx (in need of a complete scrubdown)
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