I forget the details offhand, but Ted claimed some years ago that his were
improved to help them last in high vibration (racing) environments.
Something about the wires in the solenoid, and epoxy I think.
The one I got from TRF many years ago did fail after about 10 years of daily
driver service; but it wasn't a wiring problem. Heat from the exhaust
apparently cooked all the grease out of the bearings, then I probably
splashed through a puddle and got it wet. We occasionally get "mini floods"
around here where the streets are full to the top of the curb with rain
water. Anyway, the bearing balls were rusty and closer to square than
round. Since I never got around to installing the Stag unit I got from Ted,
I used parts from it to fix the TR3 one from TRF. Not absolutely identical,
but close enough that everything interchanged, except the model-specific
mounting plate and pinion gear.
-- Randall
56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild
> They all sell the same starter but I gotta put in a plug for
> Ted at TS Imported. Mine works just fine after many years.
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