That's certainly possible, however in my experience (FWIW), it's usually a sign
of a worn gear. If the starter is not getting sufficient power, both the
solenoid and motor would seem to experience problems. I suppose it's possible
the solenoid switch could engage the motor, but if the pinion jams, it could
grind. Just a guess here -
Dale O
--- lfm614@aol.com wrote:
From: lfm614@aol.com
To: osternd@copper.net, "TR-6 list" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [6pack] starter or ring gear
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:04:11 +0000
If the starter is not getting full power either from a weak battery or bad
connection the actuator/gear might not be going in all the way and grazing the
ring gear. Easy to check with a VOM at the starter.
Lou
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------Original Message------
From: osternd@copper.net
Sender: 6pack-bounces@autox.team.net
To: TR-6 list
Subject: [6pack] starter or ring gear
Sent: Apr 26, 2010 12:11 PM
Oliver,
I went through that same problem with a friends TR6. I decided the ring gear
was worn and causing it to grind, but we replaced the starter with the good
pinion gear hoping it would help, and it did help - for a while. It's back to
grinding again, so looks like it was only a band aid fix. I think that's a
common problem as there are a couple of places on the ring gear that get worn
(the positions where the engine stops, and the starter has to re-engage it when
starting). If it were easily done, re-installing the ring gear ~90 degrees (?)
would help the problem. However, as the ring gear is worn, it's still going to
wear the starter pinion. Hope it's not your ring gear, as has been pointed out,
that's a pain to replace -
Dale O
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