[AT] Farmall starter switch

[Dean VP]

Dean,

Replacing a ring gear on a Farmall M iz a big job because the tractor has to  
be split. Its bad enough on  JD where only the flywheel has to be removed.   
If you can get in there with a dremel too to grind off those rough edges  
would be a worth while effort.  If it has happened once it probably will  
happen again soon. Engines have a happy spot they like to stop at normally.  
That spot will be where the Bendix gear will create the most damage to the  
ring gear. Hopefully you have had a one time event
but I wouldn't bet on it.

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-----Original message-----
From: Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Mon, Jul 28, 2014 01:25:22 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall starter switch

Sometimes a dremel tool with a chainsaw sharpening stone will get into 
the tooth and smooth it out.  There is a small angle to the teeth to 
allow them to mesh fast.
Cecil in oKla

On 7/27/2014 8:01 PM, Dean Vinson wrote:
> Gentlemen, you hit the nail on the head with the idea about rocking the
> tractor.
>
> It didn't initially seem to make any difference, still no sound or  
movement
> from the starter even after rocking the tractor, so I took the starter  
off.
> Laid it on the floor, stepped lightly on it with one foot to hold it  
still,
> and hooked it up to some jumper cables from the battery...and it worked  
just
> fine.   So I looked at the ring gear on the tractor, through the hole  
where
> the starter used to be, and saw the teeth were somewhat banged up.   Put  
the
> tractor back in 5th gear and rocked it some more to rotate the ring gear a
> little, put the starter back on, hooked everything back up, climbed up,
> switched on, pulled the starter rod, and the tractor fired right up like
> nothing had ever been wrong.
>
> Thanks to all--
>
> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
>
>
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jtchall at nc.rr.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 6:41 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall starter switch
>
> Rocking the rear wheels while in high gear is a good idea.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: k7jdj at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 10:34 AM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall starter switch
>
> Sounds like the starter is stuck.  Don't know what kind of starter drive  
is
> used.  I would try and make sure the engine is free and or put tractor in  
a
> high gear and rock rear wheel with the ignition switch off.  Also put a
> voltmeter on the battery and see what the voltage does when you apply  
start
> current to the battery either with the switch or putting the battery cable
> on the starter.  It should drop a couple of volts if the starter and  
grounds
> are OK.
>
> Gary
> Renton, WA.
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