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Date:         Fri, 7 Sep 2007 07:59:04 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while
Comments: To: greenamyer@YAHOO.COM
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The gear is attached to the starter shaft with a one way or overrunning clutch. This is often referred to as a "Bendix". This prevents the armature from being over run and destroyed during the brief moment when the engine starts and the solenoid is released. Most likely it is bad.

Dennis

>From: William Greenamyer <greenamyer@YAHOO.COM> >Reply-To: William Greenamyer <greenamyer@YAHOO.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while >Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 06:59:20 -0400 > >I have a problem where if I let the van sit for a period of time (say a >week >for example), when I first try to start it, the starter will not engage the >ring gear. The starter works but it acts like there is a flat spot on the >ring gear or the starter gear is hitting the ring gear rather than the >teeth >on the ring gear. If I go back and turn the engine slightly, sometimes it >will then engage but not always. In looking at the ring gear, there >doesn't >appear to be much of any wear on the teeth so I am guessing that there is a >starter problem or there is some kind of an alignment problem somewhere. >In >the past, the problem that caused this was a worn trans housing bushing >(the >copper bushing that goes on the end of the starter shaft) or one of the >trans to engine bolts was not tight. Even with that, there didn't appear >to >be any real wear on the starter gear or ring gear. Once I get the starter >to engage, it is usually fine for the rest of the day. I need some ideas >on >this. How much edge wear on the ring gear can cause this? Is the starter >lubrication at fault? Is there another alignment problem that I have not >considered? > >William


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