01-07-2022, 05:46 AM | #1 |
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I have to hit starter switch two or three times before starter engages. All it does is make a running noise and then 3rd time the starter will kick in. Could that be the drive spring
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01-07-2022, 06:57 AM | #2 |
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Sure. Take it out and see what is happening. Easy fix.
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01-07-2022, 07:39 AM | #3 |
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Modern Bendix drives are available. There are ones that are better quality than others. The advantage with the modern drives is that they seem to be more reliable.
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01-07-2022, 08:53 AM | #4 |
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So, is the general feeling that this is a better bendix to install?
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/p...6183&cat=41746 |
01-07-2022, 09:21 AM | #5 |
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Randy, When that happens generally the bendix gear is not getting thrown to engage in the ring gear. Pull the starter out and clean up the spirals/ threads that the gear runs on. They will get gummed up with dirt and not spin quite like it should. Then oil it, or spray it with WD 40 and that should fix that issue.
In my opinion the original set is better than the new replacement one. Call me stupid, but I was working on a friends car with one of the new set ups, and i could not get the starter to fit back in the hole for nothing. I had to take the side water inlet off in order for it to fit. Not a fan of it. I run 4 Model A's, all with the original bendix and i have broken one spring in over 100,000 miles combined over 40 years. |
01-07-2022, 12:01 PM | #6 |
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01-08-2022, 10:11 AM | #7 |
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If you opt for the modern starter drive, get the one made in the USA. The imports are not reliable.
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01-08-2022, 11:49 AM | #8 |
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I will second what Bob said.
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01-10-2022, 03:09 PM | #9 | |
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Any other out there voting for the new vs the old style? |
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01-10-2022, 04:00 PM | #10 |
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Take it out and clean the thread the gear turns on, then give it a drop or 2 of very light oil, then wipe off excess, put starter back.
I have been using a stock starter drive I got out of trash for over 40 years, I used new bolts and lock plates. |
01-10-2022, 07:32 PM | #11 |
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The “new modern barrel starter drive”.
Well supposedly. New and modern? Mine was graunchy from the very first start and with less than 50 starts failed to engage at times. I feel inclined to return to the Bendix type. Am I Robinson Crusoe?
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01-10-2022, 08:49 PM | #12 |
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Don't know who you are but you gave me a word I've never heard, "graunchy". I will use it often, thanks!
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01-10-2022, 09:36 PM | #13 |
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You'll like this. Maybe it is my own word meaning to graunch and my spell check kept insisting it should be spelt raunchy. I'm no English professor, I failed the most simple national school exam because I couldn't attain a minimum pass of 30!
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