Hi all, I had a problem last week when the starter wouldnt engage properly. It now know that the gear was only just in mesh with the flywheel ring gear.
I noted that the holes in the starter flange were already opened out about 1/8". so I gave it some more of the same which now puts the bottom bolt right at the edge of the flange, but that will keep me going for now. Neither the starter nor the ring gear appear to be badly worn, and the shaft bush in the starter is ok, so it seems to me that the starter isnt right for the engine / gearbox adapter plate, or the holes in the plate are not positioned for this starter. The pitch of the tapped holes appears to be about 4 1/8", I overlooked measuring the distance of the holes from the ring gear to see how they relate to the mesh.
The starter is a Bosch, on the casting it says 423 , on a sticky label it says L???135 20896LEB B000131102
Any comments welcome, just trying to understand what I have and whether it's ok. I searched, and have the information on alternative starters, so it is just the basic hole and mesh pitch information I am interested in.
cheers
Dave
I noted that the holes in the starter flange were already opened out about 1/8". so I gave it some more of the same which now puts the bottom bolt right at the edge of the flange, but that will keep me going for now. Neither the starter nor the ring gear appear to be badly worn, and the shaft bush in the starter is ok, so it seems to me that the starter isnt right for the engine / gearbox adapter plate, or the holes in the plate are not positioned for this starter. The pitch of the tapped holes appears to be about 4 1/8", I overlooked measuring the distance of the holes from the ring gear to see how they relate to the mesh.
The starter is a Bosch, on the casting it says 423 , on a sticky label it says L???135 20896LEB B000131102
Any comments welcome, just trying to understand what I have and whether it's ok. I searched, and have the information on alternative starters, so it is just the basic hole and mesh pitch information I am interested in.
cheers
Dave