Hello - I haven't posted in a while, but I'm now doing final reassembly of my '60 430HT. After 10 years, bodywork, paint and chrome are all done, It's nice to work on ***clean*** parts. It is a 430 and was running when disassembled.
I made the DUMB mistake of running the starter while loose on the bench. Now the Bendix is "out" and won't retract. I now (belatedly) understand how that works and have been told that if I just install it as-is, it should retract the first time the engine fires up. There was also a video online of a guy using a bench grinder with a wire wheel to somehow spin it up and bang it closed. That is a little scary.
I have read the posts and various horror stories about replacing the starter on the 430 when the engine is in the car. Should I just put it back in as-is and hope for the best? Or should I try to get a replacement starter and/or Bendix.
Your thoughts and advice are welcome.
Thanks,
John
I made the DUMB mistake of running the starter while loose on the bench. Now the Bendix is "out" and won't retract. I now (belatedly) understand how that works and have been told that if I just install it as-is, it should retract the first time the engine fires up. There was also a video online of a guy using a bench grinder with a wire wheel to somehow spin it up and bang it closed. That is a little scary.
I have read the posts and various horror stories about replacing the starter on the 430 when the engine is in the car. Should I just put it back in as-is and hope for the best? Or should I try to get a replacement starter and/or Bendix.
Your thoughts and advice are welcome.
Thanks,
John
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