starter motor again.....

Vertuas · Aug 26, 2013

on going issue with the starter, since the HP Pump was changed.

Turn the key, starter motor screams but is not engage to the fly wheel.

Leave it a little while and it starts fine.

Sometimes rolling the car a little makes it work, in neutral (its an auto bod td4) sometimes not.

Bought a solenoid refurb kit off of ebay and fitted it. the issue want away for a day, but it failed again this morning.

Short of getting and fitting a new starter motor, what else can I do to sort it?

I'm starting to think that the flywheel is damaged, which is major hastle!

fanatic · Aug 26, 2013

Test starter in vice with jump leads and lump of wood to test gear.

Check ring gear teeth

englishbullterrier · Aug 26, 2013

Hmm, worth taking the starter out, and rotating the engine (rock it in gear) and inspect the ring gear, all around the circumference.

I'd be surprised though, (in older cars, yes).

More modern ring gears are made of a harder metal than the starter, just so that it does not wear first.

jamesmartin · Aug 26, 2013

starter dog gear is driven through a clutch id think either its failing or not been thrown out enough

fanatic · Aug 26, 2013

jamesmartin said:
starter dog gear is driven through a clutch id think either its failing or not been thrown out enough

Hence my explanation. Of how to test it in vice and lump of wood

jamesmartin · Aug 26, 2013

fanatic said:
Hence my explanation. Of how to test it in vice and lump of wood

its the method i use if unsure of either

fanatic · Aug 26, 2013

jamesmartin said:
its the method i use if unsure of either

Simple and effective,long length wood and keep fingers well clear

starter motor again.....

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