[AT] Starter Gear Sticking On Shaft

[Phil Auten]

Ben,
See if you can find some Motor Mica. It lubricates a lot like 
graphite, but is non-conductive.
There is a dry lube spray that is exactly this but I cannot remember 
it's name. Seems to me
that it came in an orange & black spray can.

Phil

At 07:45 AM 2/16/2012, you wrote:
>I had heard the same thing Larry had mentioned, but I have to agree with
>everyone else that the current dry, clean state of the starter drive is not
>allow it to work like it should.  All I am concerned about is preventing
>anything dangerous for the motor from getting near my motor.
>
>I'm inclined to try the graphite, but I hesitate to put anything like that
>near the motor.  Wouldn't graphite cause the motor trouble if it found its
>way into the case?
>
>What about a little WD-40 on the shaft where the gear gets stuck?
>
>Ben Wagner
>