[AT] Farmall starter switch

[Cecil R Bearden]

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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> Rocking the rear wheels while in high gear is a good idea.
>
> John Hall
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: k7jdj at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2014 10:34 AM
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> 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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