[TR] tr3 starter

[Frank Fisher]

i am talking the first press of the button.
once the started engages the
flywheel i fire right up.
what bonded rubber drive would you be referring to?
Frank
TS41366L
 

________________________________
 From: Randall
<tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
To: 'Frank Fisher' <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>; 'Triumphs'
<triumphs at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:43 PM
Subject: RE:
[TR] tr3 starter
  
> 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??

Could be; but if it is getting
noticeably worse over time, I might suspect
that the bonded rubber drive is
slipping.

Of course that is assuming you are talking about the first press of
the
starter button.  If it starts to crank and then kicks out, you have to
wait
for the drive to stop spinning before it will engage again.  Frustrating
as
all get out in cold weather, when the engine will frequently fire but not
start.

-- Randall