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I've been meaning for weeks to change the contacts in my 2nd gen 3 litre td starter motor. the car has been occaisionally starting ok but sometimes I get he click click click click click click start.
finally last night she gave up the ghost in my works car park at midnight.
got her home onto drive and set to this morning stripping the starter.
I've got it off and stripped and cleaned. Inside the starter body there is a small bore (8mm) which houses the plunger spring. at the bottom of this hole is a small single ball bearing. This bearing has somehow managed to escape the confines of its bore, and is currently rolling around inside the body, and trapped by the soleniod assembly. I've almost strained both wrists trying to shake it loose / free for over an hour now. I'm stuck!!!!
The only option that seems to be available to me is to strip the whole moter apart to rescue bearing.
has any body had the same porblem or suggest a way for removal??
finally last night she gave up the ghost in my works car park at midnight.
got her home onto drive and set to this morning stripping the starter.
I've got it off and stripped and cleaned. Inside the starter body there is a small bore (8mm) which houses the plunger spring. at the bottom of this hole is a small single ball bearing. This bearing has somehow managed to escape the confines of its bore, and is currently rolling around inside the body, and trapped by the soleniod assembly. I've almost strained both wrists trying to shake it loose / free for over an hour now. I'm stuck!!!!
The only option that seems to be available to me is to strip the whole moter apart to rescue bearing.
has any body had the same porblem or suggest a way for removal??
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