On 9/1/2010 6:54 AM, Glen Davis wrote:
Is there supposed to be a spring that forces the "Bendix" gear to
retract after the starter lever is released?
There are 2 springs inside the clutch assembly. The first, the lighter
of the two, pushes the clutch assembly back out of engagement with the
cam gear. The gear is not pushed out by over running like a Bendix
drive. The second spring is in the plunger the lever acts against and
allows the lever to make full travel even if the gears do not mesh and
move into place. this spring is a lot heavier than the first. If the
gears do not mesh at first, the starter turns when the lever engages the
switch and the heavy spring pushes the gears into mesh.
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John
Skyport East
www.skyportservices.net
