In a message dated 7/31/2004 3:17:21 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
MotoPsyche@aol.com writes:
After suffering the disintegration of my starter coming back from TRA (the
end cap unscrewed and bits shot around and through the bellhousing), I
rebuilt
the unit with parts from a beat-up starter purchased through E-bay. You
can
be sure there is now a cotter pin installed through the end of the armature
shaft. Let us pray...
Thanks to all for your replies. I just got my starter working. Here's the
list of things I did before reinstalling and testing:
1. Ground off the excess portions (and weight) of the full-length pinion
gear teeth so that it now matches the profile of a standard pinion gear.
2. Elongated the hair spring a bit to give it more, er, spring.
3. Applied dry graphite to the moving/sliding parts of the starter. Smooth
like butter.
4. Degreased the teeth on the flywheel ring gear.
5. Used a BFH to coax the armature spindle back into a straighter
orientation. It was slightly bent.
Hooked up the starter and voila! It turns and disengages properly.
Thanks, all.
Bill Stagg
1960 TR3A
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