Starter rebuild issue... - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

ah-kay · #11 10-05-2019, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Shern

Ah-kay --I'll follow this and report back.

Some terminology I'm unclear on however.
When you're saying the gear "pulls in" -isn't that the default state?
The gear is pulled in and away from the ring gear. When it gets power, it's supposed to extend out and catch the ring gear thus driving it to ignition.

My gear is not extending. It appears to be stuck in its retracted state.
It's spinning, yes, but it's not extending.

My bad. The solenoid pulls in. When the solenoid pulls in, the lever attached to it 'extends' the bendix/ring gear. Check step (1). A lot of the times, the pull action is not working is because the starter motor is faulty, not the pull solenoid. The carbon brushes are not touching the armature well to make the pull circuit. I think your problem is the starter motor carbon brushes, solenoid rarely go wrong.