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Re: [T3] sticking starter


On 31 Dec 2005 at 1:13, Ginger & Peter wrote:

> >Either way, the problem is most likely in the starter drive, or 
> >Bendix. It's an "overrunning clutch" which is slipping when it should 
> >not. The only cure is replacement, and this is most easily done by 
> >putting in a good rebuilt starter.
> 
> I've got a 12V starter and bushing.  I'll start saving my pennies and 
> hold out for nicer weather.  Actually, I'm a lazy cheapskate, so I brobably won't
> get off my butt until after the 2nd or 3rd time I'm stuck roll starting it.

You can probably get a good used starter for cheap at any junkyard. 
Any 12V aircooled VW starter will work. Don't try to swap Bendix's, 
however, because there were actually lots of different starter 
models; the complete starters will interchange, but the internal 
parts won't always interchange.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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