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Starter or Sprag clutch failure Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:35 pm
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I’m on my second engine (first one blew up last spring) after taking advice to use carborator cleaner and nor WD40, I suspect (my bad).
Any way both of them has had the exact same problem.
Sometimes when pushing the starter, the starter spins, and spins, and spins, and spins but never engages and turns the engine.
Every time I do the WD40 job, that is on this forum and a solution to sprag clutch problems.
How ever I’m not sure it actually is a sprag clutch problem.
Yesterday (after the starter just spun) I took out the starter. Oh by the way the starter I refurbished by a professional shop. The gear that the starter turns I only supposed to go anti clockwise but it could turn both ways.
After doing the WD40 job (taking crankshaft cover off, and spraying WD40 into the 3 small holes in the axle closed to the sprang clutch, and tapping between the gear teeth with a large flat screwdriver) the gear that the starter turns, could only move anti clockwise, as it is supposed to.
After this the starter turns the gear and “what ever” (probably sprag clutch) engages the engine and the brick starts.
I know oil is an issue.
I know power is an issue.
I know starter is an issue.
I know sprang clutch is an issue.
I’ve tried several oils (today Spectro MC 4 oil after watching a Chris Harris YouTube movie).
Battery is ok.
Starter is as mentioned refurbished.
Former owner claims sprag clutch is ok.
My question is why (what) do the gear, that the gear on the starter turns move both ways (what is causing this)?
Any way both of them has had the exact same problem.
Sometimes when pushing the starter, the starter spins, and spins, and spins, and spins but never engages and turns the engine.
Every time I do the WD40 job, that is on this forum and a solution to sprag clutch problems.
How ever I’m not sure it actually is a sprag clutch problem.
Yesterday (after the starter just spun) I took out the starter. Oh by the way the starter I refurbished by a professional shop. The gear that the starter turns I only supposed to go anti clockwise but it could turn both ways.
After doing the WD40 job (taking crankshaft cover off, and spraying WD40 into the 3 small holes in the axle closed to the sprang clutch, and tapping between the gear teeth with a large flat screwdriver) the gear that the starter turns, could only move anti clockwise, as it is supposed to.
After this the starter turns the gear and “what ever” (probably sprag clutch) engages the engine and the brick starts.
I know oil is an issue.
I know power is an issue.
I know starter is an issue.
I know sprang clutch is an issue.
I’ve tried several oils (today Spectro MC 4 oil after watching a Chris Harris YouTube movie).
Battery is ok.
Starter is as mentioned refurbished.
Former owner claims sprag clutch is ok.
My question is why (what) do the gear, that the gear on the starter turns move both ways (what is causing this)?
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