Timeline for Could less than optimal battery charge prevent starter bendix drive from engaging flywheel?
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| Nov 26, 2013 at 20:45 | comment | added | Allan Osborne | The over run clutch on a pre-engaged starter motor is there to prevent the flywheel ring gear spinning the stater motor at such a high speed that it is destroyed | |
| Nov 26, 2013 at 8:05 | comment | added | kahbou | If there's no solenoid on the starter I have no idea. On every starter that I've dealt with there's a solenoid on the starter itself that both pushes the pinion into the flywheel teeth and closes the circuit for the starter itself. The sprag clutch is in there to stop the starter from overrunning (and charging the battery) once the engine starts. It kind of sounds like this is the kind of starter cinelli is talking about, but I'd had to question his/her advice on so little information. I've never dealt with or seen a Bendix before--good luck. | |
| Nov 26, 2013 at 4:10 | vote | accept | PJS1987 | ||
| Nov 26, 2013 at 4:09 | comment | added | PJS1987 | The 89 TC solenoid is mounted remotely on the fender. When directly applying 12 volts to it, via jumping it with a screwdriver, it works, powering the starter motor; however, the bendix drive (or whatever type of clutch mechanism it is called officially—sprag clutch? not sure)—it does not engage. | |
| Nov 25, 2013 at 17:53 | comment | added | kahbou | You're mentioning a solenoid. Are you sure it's a bendix drive? It sounds a lot more like a faulty sprag clutch on a regular starter. | |
| Nov 25, 2013 at 16:21 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackMechanics/status/405008276913672192 | ||
| Nov 25, 2013 at 10:31 | answer | added | Allan Osborne | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 25, 2013 at 6:37 | answer | added | cinelli | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 25, 2013 at 4:27 | history | asked | PJS1987 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |