If I'm not mistaken, the end of the starter shaft toward the front of the
car should have be square as was designed to free the stuck pinion. I
thinks it 3/8 or 1/2". It beats having to take it off and on. You may want
to give it a try.
At 09:11 AM 6/13/97 -0700, you wrote:
> The pinion gear on the starter occassionally sticks, so it
>doesn't "spin out" and engage the ring gear on the flywheel. I've
>become pretty adept at removing the starter, freeing the gear and
>reinstalling the starter (record time - ten minutes). What kind of
>lubricant should I apply to the innards of the pinion gear assembly
>to solve this problem? None of the manuals I have address this
>problem or state any kind of routine maintenance/lube for the part.
>Any ideas? TIA
>Karl Theis
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