Starter

If the starter does not turn the engine although the car battery is in good condition, the fault may be a simple mechanical one or it may be an electrical one in the starter-motor circuit . Read more

If testing the starter circuit (See Checking the starter circuit ) indicates a fault in the starter motor , disconnect the battery and remove the motor from the car - complete with its attached solenoid if it is a pre-engaged type of motor. Read more

Remove the starter motor from the car (See Checking and replacing starter-motor brushes ). Read more

Starter-motor bearings are usually bushes made of graphite-bronze. A few starters - especially heavy-duty types - have ball bearings at the pinion end. Read more

Both inertia and pre-engaged starters can have one of two types of commutator . Read more

The name Bendix gear strictly applies to the spiral drive mechanism of an inertia-type starter . However, the term is sometimes used for the pre-engaged starter mechanism. Read more

To make an engine start it must be turned at some speed, so that it sucks fuel and air into the cylinders , and compresses it. Read more