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zoegrant · 04-20-2018, 07:35 PM

My car is a 36 with a 59 A/B engine that appears to be a 1947-48.
Can I use a new style starter drive or am I regulated to use the old style ?
The reason I ask is that the starter repair shop changed my starter drive to a new modern style and when I installed the starter the starter instantly bogged down and could not turn the flywheel.
I removed the starter and it bench tested good.The drive did exactly as it should.
Can one install the drive improperly ?
Why or what would cause a starter to bog down like this ?

04-20-2018, 07:35 PM	#1
zoegrant Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tolland CT Posts: 773	Starter drive or bendix My car is a 36 with a 59 A/B engine that appears to be a 1947-48. Can I use a new style starter drive or am I regulated to use the old style ? The reason I ask is that the starter repair shop changed my starter drive to a new modern style and when I installed the starter the starter instantly bogged down and could not turn the flywheel. I removed the starter and it bench tested good.The drive did exactly as it should. Can one install the drive improperly ? Why or what would cause a starter to bog down like this ?