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987 views 6 replies 3 participants last post by  MrJohnWayne 
#1 ·
Hopefully someone can shed some light on this for me. My starter has been getting worse. The starter works fine. It will spin with no problems. The problem that I am having is the Bendix will not engage. When it does engage it will not stay engages long enough to fire the motor. Does anyone know if you can replace just the Bendix? I have not taken it off yet. Maybe I can lube it up and get it to work. Just want to see if anyone has done this.

Thanks!
 
#2 ·
Might be a little tough replacing the Bendix. Do you have an armature shop close by? That's where I'd usually take mine instead of buying the whole shooting match.:thumb:
 
#4 ·
I'd say that's the way to go, MJW. You'll get it fixed for a fraction of the cost of buying a new starter.
 
#6 ·
i would get a starter from napa, hopefully you know someone who can get 40% or better off, or if you cant buy a new starter anyways, you get a huge warranty on it, i have gone threw 2 starters in 3 years(winter is hard on my truck....sigh) but they just replace them for free no questions.
 
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