[TR] tr3 starter

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

Lets hope so.  But that is the first thing to try.  Clean and lubricate.  
Back in the early 70's I drove an MGB as a daily driver and I had the same 
problem.  Clean and lub made it a whole new starter.

Dave

In a message dated 7/17/2012 1:01:42 PM Central Daylight Time, 
yellowtr3 at yahoo.com writes: 
> every now again when i press the starter button, the starter motor whines 
> and spins but does not engage.
> try it again and it spins, maybe one or 2 more times and it engages and 
> starts the engine.
> i think i just need to clean pinion shaft? no??