Hi,

my '83 MB w123 240D started to make weird noise after ignation for a few seconds. Sounds like starter doesn't separete from flywheel fast enough.

So I took the starter out and hoped to examine it closer. Managed to take the brushes and stator poles off. Now I'd want to take the rotor part fully out of the remaining starter chassis and examine the pulling relay mechanism (and add grase/lubrication where neccesary) but this is the thing I hope someone to enlight me.

So what should I do to get the rotor out?

Here are some pictures of current state: http://picasaweb.google.com/qratman/MBW123