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Old 11-04-2020, 12:30 PM   #19
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Default Re: Starter Bendix bolt broken

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Originally Posted by Bill Goddard View Post
Two things to talk about: 1---try a rare earth magnet, one about the size of a quarter, put it on the ring gear, turn it around with the crank and the bolt should be attached to it when it comes around. 2--- I got some Bendix spring bolts a while back where the long bolt with the nub sticking out was too large to fit in the hole in the shaft. I had to set it up in a lathe and turn it down a bit. Only then did I put it in my spare parts in my touring box.
I put a magnet on the flywheel like Bill said, turned the engine over and the flywheel came back without the magnet. I think the addition of a safety string is a reasonable precaution. After a few rounds, the magnet again caught the flywheel and came out. I felt lucky.
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