[Rovernet] Starter trouble

[Steven Dibdin]

Looking at the marks on the pinion (right way round btw, not sure if it’s even possible to reverse it) it looks like it’s not even fully engaging with the ring gear. 

I rebuilt my starter last year. It was still slow afterwards. It was only then I realized the battery terminal clamp was getting hot. The part that clamps down onto the cable was tight, but the strands of copper on the cable were heavily corroded under the insulation. I cleaned them, applied Vaseline and reassembled. All good after that. Jut a thought. 

Sent from a small screen, please excuse any typos. 

> On Jul 24, 2018, at 21:06, Tom Rymes via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
> 
> And another video: https://youtu.be/ol8ZKmo82oY
> 
> The starter slows noticeably when spinning. I guess it's going back to the
> rebuilder, unless someone tells me this is normal.
> 
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 8:45 PM Tom Rymes <tom at rymes.net> wrote:
>> 
>> So, I took the starter out of the car tonight, and remembered why I never
>>> wanted to do that again. The Bendix looks to be in good shape with no
>>> broken parts and freely moving and well-lubricated.
>> 
>> 
>>> Is it possible that this could just be a weak battery that just doesn't
>>> have enough power to throw the starter gear to a fully engaged position?
>> 
>> 
>> Video: https://youtu.be/N3psw31a8TI
>> 
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