first report on sally

[briggie]

Originally Posted by solarman216

These starters are pre engage, what is supposed to happen is the starter cog should mesh with the ring gear before the contacts are made to spin the starter, as the ring gear and cog wear there is the possibility of the starter spinning before properly meshed (the actuator has to travel a little further because of the wear) so the contacts make before full engagement, a new starter cog will go a long way to help avoid this happening and so prolong the life of the rather expensive ring gear, if you have the starter overhauled tell the guys the problem as they can put in a shim or two to ensure engagement before power on, Rick

does a new cog come with a starter motor then ? or is it a seperate thingie ?