"s o" wrote in message
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On Feb 4, 8:53 pm, wrote:
On 4 Feb 2007 20:07:42 -0800, "Corsair23" wrote:

On Feb 4, 10:50 pm, "s o" wrote:
I just wanted to add the following:
my power trim/tilt works fine and my fish finder says the batter is at
12.5 V.

Sounds like a ceased solanoid (sp?)

Since it spins I am betting the bendix is sticking. The gear just uses
inertia to cause it to spin up the coursely threaded shaft. Make sure
that shaft is clean and very lightly lubricated. You just want enough
oil to hold down corrosion, not a glob of grease.
You should be able to move the gear by hand when the starter is
sitting still. Don't go poking your finger in there when you are
energizing the starter.


I lub the shaft with some wd40 yesterday. I also tried to pull up on
the gear but it didn't budge at all. Is this the way it's supposed to
be or should I be able to pull it up with just my fingers.

I found some new starters on ebay for around $120 plus shipping, is
this a good price? any recommandation where I should get them? I'm
in Long Beach, CA. thanks.

s o

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You can buy just the Bendix gear on most starters. Look up Starter /
Generator shops in the Yellow pages and they will fix it for a lot less than
$120.