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Starter Questions: Midget 1500

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Subject: Starter Questions: Midget 1500
From: Michael Graziano <mgrazian@ltcm.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:03:37 -0400
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Well, my starter's been warning me that it was tired for 2 months or so, and 
finally went to sleep
Saturday night.  Now I have three replacement starters (thanx carl and john) 
whose conditions are
unknown.  

My question pertains to the gear that engages the flywheel.  How's that damm 
thing supposed to
work?  On my old starter, it moves quite easily up and down shaft (in a 
counterclockwise motion). 
THe teeth on it are completely shot (that's what the problem was).  One of the 
new ones moves down
the shaft easily as well,  but another one doesn't move at all (even hooked up 
to the starter
solenoid).  

Is that gear supposed to move along the shaft easily or is there something in 
the housing where it's
connected that aids its movement. I'm curious b/c I don't know if mine being 
chewed up was a result
of that easy movement.

Mike

'78 Midget
'87 300zx (in need of a complete scrubdown)


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