felixx Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Anglia 105e Went to fire her up today to get her into the sunlight to sort the brakes issue. The starter motor turned but was not engaging the flywheel so all I got was wirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRR I tried tapping the motor and bell housing with a hammer and had no luck I tried putting the car in gear and rocking it, swaying it etc and had no luck I got down on my knees and begged and had no luck So I pulled the starter out... Are the teeth fucked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 They look ok to me, take it to an auto sparky or get a second hand one, rebuilt starter motors are the business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoBilly Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 it will be a sticky and not sliding the gear out to engauge if you had given it a little "tap tap" it prolly would have started but since you got it out try giving it a clean and bench test you just need jump leads and a screwdriver to test it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 ^more details, where do I put the screw driver? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Bench test the starter to see if the pinion throws out when the motor is spinning. If the pinions (bendix) does throw out then you may have a combination of starter and ring gear wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTheCreator Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 UJ wins if its spinning and not turning the motor then its not engaging copied this from some random site (mrfixit.com) On a bench test, the negative battery jumper cable goes to the vice that is holding the starter by the frame. The Positive goes to the "big terminal" on the solenoid. Jump from the big terminal to one of the smaller ones with a jumper wire or a screwdriver blade to actuate the solenoid. It should click and the starter should whirrrrr. If it does, don't get carried away and let it spin freely for a long time - it's not good to run a starter with no load for extended periods of time, especially an old and tired one. If it doesn't spin, look for another "big" wire going into the starter. On GMs you can usually see it at the other end of the solenoid - it goes into the body of the starter. I'm not sure about other makes and models. Look around. Carefully touch the + jumper cable to it and the starter should immediately whirrrr and you should get a good sized spark - that is normal - the starter is a heavy current eater. If you get no whir from that test then the starter motor is fried inside. You can take it apart and see if it is fixable (new brushes, a clean-up of the commutator and possibly new windings, but at that point I would suggest a rebuilt starter/solenoid assy. If the starter did whir on the last test then you can remove the solenoid and either rebuild it or replace it, the later being a good idea. The new starter will come with a new or rebuilt Bendix drive which is probably next in line for failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 cheers.. another night in the garage then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 maybe someone has stolen the flywheel.. ok, so in all seroius-ness that gear looks pretty sweet to me, I'd clean it up a get the gear to move out freely, have also had this occur where a tired battery fails to get enough momentum happening to get the gear to throw out properly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Felix, a bench test of that starter will take 5 mins. All you need are a couple of jumper leads and a battery. The Cortina used to split standard starters in half due to high compression, but you should have no issues. If yours is stuffed then count the teeth before sourcing a replacement. I think they are 9 or 8 teeth (or it could be 9 or 10... I can't remember) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I have a brand new starter NOS here at the shop if you get stuck. Will do it for $80 couriered to your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTheCreator Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 i love r100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Hi R100 I will test it tomorrow night, see how it goes, but may be in touch with you. Thanks mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 Well it appeared to be OK, put it back in WRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR checked the voltage of the battery 9.6V Put it on the charger (only for 45 min as I was impatient) wrrr clunk So it is engaging, will fire her up tomorrow night, then the indicators go in. Saturday, check the rear brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 She runs fine now.. next issue the brakes.. Battery must be shot, however as she is not getting on the road yet, its not too much of an issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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