Starter Motor Bendix

[kenpaul]

I just finished rebuilding the carb on an old M52 Onan in a Sears 917 something---Apparently a Canadian Model
Now my starter motor isn't engaging so I pulled the covers off to see the gear all chewed up. I ordered a new one ($125.00 Canadian) and am looking to find out if anyone has replaced the Bendix without pulling the flywheel off.
I don't have a puller and am hoping to be able to figure out how to get the gear off easily

 

[mitch becton]

please help us understand something when you say bendix are you meaning the starter drive which is attached to starter or are you talking about the flywheel gear.

 

[kenpaul]

I just finished rebuilding the carb on an old M52 Onan in a Sears 917 something---Apparently a Canadian Model
Now my starter motor isn't engaging so I pulled the covers off to see the gear all chewed up. I ordered a new one ($125.00 Canadian) and am looking to find out if anyone has replaced the Bendix without pulling the flywheel off.
I don't have a puller and am hoping to be able to figure out how to get the gear off easily

Yes it is just the gear itself!

 

[oldcowboy]

"gear"... is that the small gear on the starter or the big one around the flywheel?

 

[kenpaul]

I just finished rebuilding the carb on an old M52 Onan in a Sears 917 something---Apparently a Canadian Model
Now my starter motor isn't engaging so I pulled the covers off to see the gear all chewed up. I ordered a new one ($125.00 Canadian) and am looking to find out if anyone has replaced the Bendix without pulling the flywheel off.
I don't have a puller and am hoping to be able to figure out how to get the gear off easily

It is the little gear on the end of the starter motor I tried grabbing the gear with a pair of vice grips and put a ratchet on the nut on the end but it is not giving in easily. I quit before i end up breaking something. I am hoping if i can get the gear off without having to pull off the flywheel .Fingers are crossed hoping someone has done this before

 

[oldcowboy]

remove the starter... then remove the gear from the starter...

 

[skyhook]

I'm confused here also,
usually the gear comes new with a new starter, why do you want to remove the old chewed up one.
Take the old starter out, put in the new one.
Make sure to check your flywheel for damaged teeth.

 

[kenpaul]

The complete starter is running well over $300.00 for this tractor , So i will go find a flywheel puller and pull the flywheel and remove the starter when the gear gets here next week and let ya know how i made out
Thanks All.

 

[jimmysisson]

So you're saying you can't remove the starter without pulling the flywheel? That's odd. Is the bendix on the end if the starter shaft, on the side away from the starter motor? We would LOVE a pic, since we're ALL confused!
Jim

 

[kenpaul]

Hopefully i did this right I took a couple of pix of the flywheel and position of the starter motor The tractor is pretty much the same as a GT !8 Sears