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helbigphil · 01-02-2023, 10:11 PM

1931 Phaeton. original 6V system. i have owned the car for about a year. up until recently it would turn over enough to start. it never felt like the starter had a lot of strength, but it worked enough to always start the car. after a few months of sitting, i now get maybe one revolution when trying to start.

New Optima battery & rebuilt starter later, i am still getting the same thing. i did re-installed the Bendix drive from the original starter. Bendix looked fine, no cracks & didn't appear to be majorly worn. removed started and hooked directly to battery on bench and the starter spun like mad. re-install and same thing. maybe 1 turn of engine.

How do you know if the spring on the Bendix drive is 'gone' ? i can throw more money for a new Bendix/spring (i know its not much), but kinda of sick of spending. any suggestions would be great!
thanks in advance for your comments.

01-02-2023, 10:11 PM	#1
helbigphil Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 5	Bendix or other ?? 1931 Phaeton. original 6V system. i have owned the car for about a year. up until recently it would turn over enough to start. it never felt like the starter had a lot of strength, but it worked enough to always start the car. after a few months of sitting, i now get maybe one revolution when trying to start. New Optima battery & rebuilt starter later, i am still getting the same thing. i did re-installed the Bendix drive from the original starter. Bendix looked fine, no cracks & didn't appear to be majorly worn. removed started and hooked directly to battery on bench and the starter spun like mad. re-install and same thing. maybe 1 turn of engine. How do you know if the spring on the Bendix drive is 'gone' ? i can throw more money for a new Bendix/spring (i know its not much), but kinda of sick of spending. any suggestions would be great! thanks in advance for your comments.