<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4930"><span></span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4929"><br><br></div> <div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4927" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4926"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4925"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4928"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Thursday, April 16, 2015 8:37 PM, John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4924"><div id="yiv9491547059"><style><!--
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--></style><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4923"><div class="yiv9491547059WordSection1" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4922"><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_6558">My starter pinon is binding on the worm gear.</div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_6683"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_6684">Has anybody experienced this problem?</div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1429269343173_4921"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal">I have removed most of the forward and backward free play from the armature shaft and that helped for a while. Everything is clean and the small return spring is good (I have a new one).</div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal">Is there a way to shim the worm gear or collar that holds the spring to fix this?</div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal">Might I have to replace the collar, pinon and worm gear to fix it?</div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal">Does anyone know where I can find a Lucas shop manual for the starter motor that would show parts and clearances?</div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal">Thank you,</div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal">John</div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal">’62 BT7</div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv9491547059MsoNormal"> </div></div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>