Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 09:56:34 +0100 From: David Taylor <djtaylornopsamoot.com> Subject: Re: 9000 starter failure??? Need to diagnose and repair
> Well, a couple of years ago the starter on my 170k mile 9000 stopped > engaging. It turned out to be the ring gear on the flywheel that was worn. I > reckon that due to compression timing etc, there are only a limited number > (2 or 4??) of places an engine will actually come to rest. Seems the > flywheel was only worn at the points of initial engagement. That's a very interesting theory however, a retry on the starter switch may well start it with no problems the next time so if the engine hasn't moved, to me that would suggest that it's not the ring gear. > Got a replacement flywheel from a scrapyard, rather than try to replace the > ring gear! Oh go on, I've always wanted to try heat expanding a ring gear to fit it to a flywheel! :-| David.