Starter Drive/Bendix: Testing and Inspection

1. Examine gears and spline on output shaft and drive pinion for chipped, broken or worn conditions. Replace if required.

CAUTION: Do not wash the starter drive because the solvent will wash out the lubricant, causing starter drive to slip. Use a brush or compressed air to clean the starter drive, starter motor armature, brush, gear assemblies, drive end housing, pole pieces and planet gears. Wash all other parts in solvent and dry.

2. Inspect the entire circumference of the flywheel ring gear for damage when the starter drive gear teeth are damaged. The flywheel ring gear pattern will usually be found in two places around flywheel ring gear. It the starter drive gear or flywheel ring gear show signs of excessive wear or milling, they must be replaced.