Thanks to all who have posted. I think I misled you, though. The starter is
not spinning, nor is it jamming - the reference to jamming was that I used
the protrusion on the armature that is designed to unjam the starter to turn
the armature a bit. I can do this by hand, without a wrench, so it turns
quite easily. And the starter does not spin, as in if the bendix was not
working properly.
I'm pretty sure it is an internal electrical issue. All the fasteners seem
to be tight, and the starter is not loose.
I was hoping that someone might have had similar issues and could pass on a
recommended solution. Also, I was hoping I might not have to pull the
starter, but I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet. I haven't checked
yet, but I assume I get replacement brushes from the usual suspects.
Thanks again
Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Battan" <battanhr@comcast.net>
To: "MG" <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 2:34 PM
Subject: [Mg-t] MGTF starter issue
> Hi everyone. I've got a '54 TF with the 1250 engine. Over the three+ years
> I have owned it, the starter has occasionally not engaged when the switch
> has been pulled. Normally, reaching down to the starter and giving a small
> turn to the armature on the square protrusion used to unjam the starter
> from the flywheel has been enough for the starter to work properly.
> Normally after this, the starter will work properly for a long time.
>
> This spring the car started normally for a few days, but in the past few
> times I've driven it, it has needed this 'tweaking' more and more
> frequently. Today it would not start first try, so I again tweaked the
> armature, but it took many tries to get it to connect. After shutting the
> engine down, it was again not starting normally.
>
> Am I correct in assuming that a likely cause of this is worn brushes
> and.or worn commutator? If so, is it an easy repair? Or should I be
> looking for something else?
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> Howard Battan
> '54 TF
> '57 A
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