starter question on 1951 200

Posted by gregb(peoria, il) On 2015/3/15 23:29:55

I have had this happen three times now. When engaging the starter the starter will hang up on the flywheel and stick and will not disengage. The only way to get it working again is to put a breaker bar/socket on the crankshaft and turn the motor over a little bit by hand until it pops loose, then the starter will continue to work as it should. The starter works perfectly fine 99% of the time, but after it happened again today (third time), I guess it's time to pull the starter and take a look. Any suggestions on a fix or what to look for? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.