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Squadron · 10-08-2022, 06:00 PM

Hey so I'm trying to remove the starter to get it rebuilt or replace it, but I can't manage to get the starter off at all.

I've loosened the two bolts on the front, removed the bracket that keeps it secure, and the casing spins freely... but I cannot remove the casing at all. It feels like something is still holding it.

Is there something I'm missing?

lotsagas4u · 10-08-2022, 06:36 PM

Push the starter back towards the engine, it is catching on the flywheel.

drolston · 10-08-2022, 06:42 PM

The shaft from the starter motor goes past the flywheel to the Bendix drive that spins the starter gear into the flywheel from behind. You will have to jiggle and angle and twist just the right way, but it will come out.

Squadron · 10-08-2022, 07:15 PM

Oh wow, you folks were right. The starter was just spinning and spinning. I started playing at it with a screwdriver and eventually it popped off. Wow, that thing's heavy. Now to figure out if I need to get it rebuilt or if there's something else causing the engine to not turn over.

deuce lover · 10-09-2022, 05:19 AM

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Bench test the starter and make sure the bendix slides easiy.

10-08-2022, 06:00 PM	#1
Squadron Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 24	Starter casing stuck Hey so I'm trying to remove the starter to get it rebuilt or replace it, but I can't manage to get the starter off at all. I've loosened the two bolts on the front, removed the bracket that keeps it secure, and the casing spins freely... but I cannot remove the casing at all. It feels like something is still holding it. Is there something I'm missing?

10-08-2022, 06:36 PM	#2
lotsagas4u Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Plainview, Texas Posts: 757	Re: Starter casing stuck Push the starter back towards the engine, it is catching on the flywheel.

10-08-2022, 06:42 PM	#3
drolston Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,627	Re: Starter casing stuck The shaft from the starter motor goes past the flywheel to the Bendix drive that spins the starter gear into the flywheel from behind. You will have to jiggle and angle and twist just the right way, but it will come out.

10-08-2022, 07:15 PM	#4
Squadron Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 24	Re: Starter casing stuck Oh wow, you folks were right. The starter was just spinning and spinning. I started playing at it with a screwdriver and eventually it popped off. Wow, that thing's heavy. Now to figure out if I need to get it rebuilt or if there's something else causing the engine to not turn over.

10-09-2022, 05:19 AM	#5
deuce lover Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern France Posts: 5,307	Re: Starter casing stuck Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Bench test the starter and make sure the bendix slides easiy.