Mr Whippy
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| posted on 1/6/23 at 12:06 PM |
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rude ParrrrrPPPPpppp!
Hi,
On the old car the starter is making a loud weird noise when the engine kicks of, like it's not disengaging the dog and that's spinning so
fast it's vibrating making a rude ParrrrrPPPPpppp!! I took it off and washed the cog in petrol but didn't take it apart, It's one of
those those types that doesn't have a solenoid. I suspect the return spring and was thinking of re-tempering it after stretching it a bit longer.
I didn't put any grease or oil on there as I heard that only causes issues. Any ideas? it's fortunately very easy to remove, you can buy
new springs but I'm a tight git and only want to fix rather than replace stuff... Starting it on the handle is silent which is no surprise.
Thanks.
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Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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nick205
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| posted on 1/6/23 at 02:26 PM |
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1. How much is a replacement (new) spring?
Seems like it may well solve your problem.
2. "Stretching" and and "re-tempering" old spring seems like a bodge (short term) fix that'll have you back in there before
too long. Potentiallycause other issues along the way as well.
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adithorp
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| posted on 1/6/23 at 04:20 PM |
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Probably needs s new bendix. It'd be foolish to just mess about with the spring.
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chillis
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| posted on 3/6/23 at 01:25 PM |
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Most likely corrosion or dirt on the shaft. Strip it apart, use some abranet to make sure the shaft and the inside of the starter dog are smooth, then
rub the shaft (oh err) with a graphite pencil, my farther always swears by this trick to keep the dog sliding freely on the shaft.
Never under estimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 9/6/23 at 06:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chillis
Most likely corrosion or dirt on the shaft. Strip it apart, use some abranet to make sure the shaft and the inside of the starter dog are smooth, then
rub the shaft (oh err) with a graphite pencil, my farther always swears by this trick to keep the dog sliding freely on the shaft.
Hi last night, I dismantled and cleaned thoroughly the whole mechanism which was quite oily, even filed the teeth slightly and then covered it all in
pencil graphite. Everything seemed really free moving and perfect. Sadly it has not changed one bit! rather disappointed so maybe it is something
else??? Very strange as the motor does seem just fine otherwise.
A new one is - Price from: £280.00 each (£336.00 inc. VAT)  so you can see why I want to fix this one!
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