Timeline for Distinguishing between mechanical and electrical failure in ignition diagnosis
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| Feb 9, 2016 at 17:03 | vote | accept | Ziezi | ||
| Jan 31, 2016 at 19:37 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | @HandyHowie - I have updated my answer with the better terminology, plus added a step in testing I left out. Sorry for any confusion and thanks again for setting me straight. | |
| Jan 31, 2016 at 19:36 | history | edited | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 31, 2016 at 17:56 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | @HandyHowie - I am seeing where the confusion lies ... I am generically calling the one way clutch a "Bendix", which may be inaccurate. I will therefore start calling it a "one way clutch" or "over running clutch" instead. I believe we are talking apples-to-apples, I'm just calling it the wrong thing. Thanks for pointing that out to me. | |
| Jan 31, 2016 at 15:53 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | @HandyHowie - Every Chevrolet starter I've ever looked at relies on the "shift lever" to move the bendix into the ring gear. That may not include the BMW starter, but I know the Chevy ones work that way. Either way you need a way to prevent over running the starter, and that is the job of the bendix. | |
| Jan 31, 2016 at 15:48 | comment | added | HandyHowie | @paulster2 yes, a bendix wouldn't have that lever, because it relies on the starter motor spinning to throw the pinion forward. | |
| Jan 31, 2016 at 15:39 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | @HandyHowie - Like in the image? Absolutely. Looking at the images I'm seeing for the 97 BMW 528i (not seeing a "520" listed) it looks a lot like the one listed in the question. Also, by "shift lever" I'm hoping you are referring to the pivot are which forces the gear out into the starter ring. | |
| Jan 31, 2016 at 15:26 | comment | added | HandyHowie | @paulster2. A bendix would not have a shift lever - would it? | |
| Jan 31, 2016 at 15:07 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | Well, the picture shows it having one, so don't know. | |
| Jan 31, 2016 at 15:04 | comment | added | HandyHowie | If the starter is like the one in the picture, it doesn't have a bendix drive, it is of the pre-engaged type. Most modern cars don't have a bendix. Admittedly, I don't know how old the car is. | |
| Jan 31, 2016 at 14:54 | history | answered | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |