Breda -
You can also have this problem if there is a bad armature widning on
the starter. If the brush is sitting on the bad armature, it won't
turn... or only very slowly, until it hits a good winding.
Either way sounds like the starter should come out. It could also be
a bad solenoid so if you want to replace that first, you can try that.
If the problem doesn't go away, rebuild the starter. its cheap to
do.
alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 6/26/06, Breda O'Sullivan <conbreda@eircom.net> wrote:
> Guys,
>
> I have a problem starting when starting the car.
>
> When pressing the starter button a loud click can be heard on the engine
> side of the bulkhead, but the starter motor does not engage.
>
> It does this about 80% of the time, the other 20% the car starts normally.
>
> I have just fitted a new battery as I though this may have been a
> contributing factor, but it has improved nothing.
>
> The test button on the solenoid, engages the starter every time I try it.
>
> Any advice would be appreciated, should I remove the starter motor? Renew
> bushes etc
>
> Thanks.
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