My long nose starter ('57 TR3) has always done this. I figured it to be a sign
of age, and don't really care as long as it eventually works. Sometimes it takes
2 or 3 tries.
Jack Brooks wrote:
> I've has a problem with my TR3A's starter (long nose) for a while now.
> Almost always, the first time I press the starter button, hot or cold, the
> starter spins up, but does not engage the ring gear. When I try again, I
> get full engagement and the engine turns over fine. There is never a
> gnashing of the starter gear, it just spins away. The engine, flywheel and
> ring gear have all been changed (with the new engine this spring), so it
> must be the starter, but what?
>
> When I installed the new engine, I verified everything on the ring gear and
> starter seemed ok. I cleaned the starter pinion and lubricated it with a
> graphite spray in a resin binder; Lubriplate A. It leaves a dry film; no
> goop or wetness to accumulate dirt. Everything on the starter pinion moved
> freely and easily. I didn't do anything else to the starter when it was out
> of the car because it is a good strong starter.
>
> I am at a loss on this one. It's not a big problem, but it is embarrassing,
> and it always make me wonder if it is going to catch on the second try.
> Anyone have an idea or a solution?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jack Brooks
> 1960 TR3A
> 1974 Norton 850 Commando
> Hillsdale, NJ
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