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Topic: wd starter doesn't engage

Posted By: jimwithag
Subject: wd starter doesn't engage
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 9:50am

Starter was working a ok, then all the sudden, the next time I went to start the WD, I could hear it spinning, but doesn't engage. I took off started, dah, now what. It's a 12v conversion. Thanks, Jim

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Jim Cridge

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Posted By: Good
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 10:27am

Take the nose cone off and it's most likely the torque spring broke or one of the bolts came uscrewed. I've had it happen on a couple tractors of mine. Take the old one with you because they are wound two different ways I get mine at napa for like $14.00.

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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 1:18pm

Are the teeth missing on the flywheel ring gear where the starter would contact it? The engine will stop in 2 places and these two spots get worn down.

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Posted By: mlpankey
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 1:40pm

the bendix spring is broken

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Posted By: fixer1958
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 7:54pm

I agree that the spring is broken on the starter drive if it spins and doesn't make any grinding noise. That has happened to me several times.

You can braze it back together in a pinch till you get a new spring. I have had it last for a couple of years before it broke again. I keep an extra spring on hand.

check your #'s when you order them because as stated before, they can be wound the wrong way.

Posted By: Chris (swIA)
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2010 at 7:57pm

Yep. Spring or bolt holding it is broken. Have done both.

Posted By: jimwithag
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 4:10pm

Thanks for the replies

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Jim Cridge

Posted By: irlbeck A-C'S
Date Posted: 17 Nov 2010 at 8:47pm

Just happened to me Sunday on my WD.Took the starter apart and the bendix was broken in two places. Pretty easy fix.