Thanks Fred (and Ed)
A Hammer! Who'da thunk it? If at first you don't succeed? get a
bigger hammer!
Thanks - I'll give it a shot - If the hammer trick doesn't work, I
assume I can replace the solenoid or try to "unweld" it? Wonder if the
Solenoid can be replaced w/o removing the starter? I always hated
pulling a starter because they're so darned heavy and hard to hold in
place while the fasteners are started! Plus, the MB starter bolts are
really hard to reach -
Thanks though - now I understand the problem.
Larry -
On 1/25/2012 1:05 PM, Fred Moir wrote:
LarryT, et al.
The solenoid assembly is passing power to the motor without pulling
the driven gear into mesh with the flywheel.
Perhaps the bridging contact is stuck or welded to one post or both.
Adjusting its' attitude with a brass hammer may well free it up.
My $0.02 worth.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred
On 1/25/2012 11:53 AM, Larry T wrote:
Hey gang -
My son is now the owner of our long term 78 240D and this morning
he said it was making a funny noise. He's technically challenged,
what can I say?
So i go out and the starter is spinning but not engaging the
flywheel. The key was out of the ognition and it kept spinning - I
had to pull the neg terminal from the battery to stop it - and when I
tried to put the battery cable back on the starter started spinning
again. The starter did not get hot - but I guess it wasn't under
any real load.
Is this a starter pinion issue or ring gear issue? Or possibly
either? When I did an engine rebuild several years ago both gears
looked fine and I've never heard it grind as if missing teeth (like
my MGB).
What's the best course of action?
Thanks -
LarryT
78 240D
91 300D
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