[TR] TR3 starter motor

[Frank Fisher]

it would appear that there are a number of different assembly's of the early
TR3 bullet nose starter motors. how unusual! laugh
i have managed to
disassemble the actuator mechanism all the way down to the point where i want
to get the pinion off.
there is a fairly stiff washer holding it on. it seems
to be a 2 part washer with what the book may have called a caulked joint
holding both half's together.
having pushed the washer back against the stiff
spring i found a split ring in a grove on the shaft. removed the split ring
and thought the assembly should now come off but it appears to want to stay.
gave it a light tap with a small persuasion device but its refuses to move any
further.
are there more split rings? what am i missing?
Frank