bendix stuck

[macojoe]

go ahead and hit it, can't hurt. is the battery charged after all that cranking?? ck the cables sometimes they get hot with all that cranking, might have melted on the end, might need to be tightened up or something??

[roffey]

I was watching the battery when cranking was looking for smoke. I have a smart charger and it will test the battery and tell me when it if full or broken and needs to be replaced, got ta love technology... ok will go a head and give it a love tap and see what happens. and it's an I/O

[smokeonthewater]

never never never hit a starter with a hammer or anything else except in an emergency to get home... VERY often the "love tap" will break or dislodge the magnets making the starter junk


Most likely this isn't the starter anyhow.... the bendix isn't stuck and if it was the starter would still crank the engine

Most likely your slave solenoid (not on the starter) has given up the ghost... feel free to give IT a little tap

[spareparts]

I think his starter is the old style(non permanent magnet), while it isn't that good for them, not much you can do to hurt the old ones once they start giving problems. The new style gear reduction starters should never be hit with anything, don't drop them either. They have permanent magnets inside that are very fragile. BTW, both starters will interchange using the correct bolts