Re: dragging starter

Posted by Jason Smith On 2014/3/27 16:35:33

I would guess that more than likely you just have a tired starter. The reason the drive was still engaged is because that style of starter drive does not dis-engage until the motor starts and exceeds the RPM of the starter. I'm guessing by your description of events that the last time you tried to start the car with the faulty starter, it did not start and therefore the drive would not have dis-engaged.

The picture HH56 provided is a very accurate description of what does in fact happen if a starter stays engaged after the engine starts.

-Jason