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Well I got the starter off and cleaned up on the outside of it. It had about a 1/2 of old oil and dirt all over it. What leak would drip right onto the starter?
When I tried to take it apart to see how the inerds were I undid the two long bolts and pulled on the bottom. It didn't move very much (only about a 1/2") so I tried the other end (the one with the gear. It seem to be free so I pulled a little harder and ended up with a hand full of ball bearings. It seems the gear mechanism was held on by some type of ball bearing seal. Should I have been able to remove the gear without these beads falling out?
The end of the grooved shaft that was still connected to the windings look good still but about 1/2" from the end it looked like it was worn down. Is that normal?
I don't see any way to get the ball bearing back into their holes without them falling out again. Can I safely say this thing is now broken and justify a new one?
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1979 911SC
2003 ZR900
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