Re: starter bendix creepy

Posted by Jason Smith On 2015/5/13 22:52:21

We did briefly exchange emails and I'm not sure where we left off. I recommended changing the entire drive (bendix) assembly to start. It's an easy first step. If in fact the drive is drifting forward and hitting the ring gear, there is really only a couple options as far as the starter is concerned. The drive may be defective or the starter armature it self could be drifting forward. The armature sliding forward would be very unlikely especially considering you recently had it worked on. It would have to be missing the front (drive end) thrust washer and I'm thinking the drive end housing would have to be worn fairly deep to allow the armature to move that far.

Is there any wear or chips on the drive teeth? I would think this happening would be sure to do damage to the drive teeth. Also, can you tell how deep the drive gear is engaging in to the ring gear in normal use? Usually you can see a slight marking from where the ring gear and drive gear mesh together, usually 3/8" or so deep. Theres also a slim chance that the wrong drive could have been installed and is slightly longer than the original. They make quite a few different drives that style with that pinion in different lengths.

-Jason