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RE: A7 Starter motor - hair spring? - Robert Leigh - 13-12-2024
There appears to be a little oil on the Bendix; this was mentioned earlier in the thread. The other possibility is that your flywheel teeth may be badly worn for which the best cure is a new ring. Fitting this may be a specialist job if you do not have suitable facilities yourself.
RE: A7 Starter motor - hair spring? - Nick Lettington - 14-12-2024
(13-12-2024, 01:54 PM)d_robson5@sky.com Wrote: Hi I’m a complete novice my starter motor has started to make strange noises, it starts to turn the engine and then just spins. I’ve taken it out and it looks similar to this one but not exactly the same. L
Are you after a replacement starter?
I tried to edit this when I realised that the starter in your picture has a hair spring... who knew!