Hey guys,
So I have a question for you. I have a 1988 40hp evinrude tiller short shaft electric starter outboard. I had the carbs cleaned, the cables replaced and the solenoid fixed. My mechanic then said that the starter was bad. It was turning but not turning fast enough to turn the motor over. It would turn but it would take a while to do it and sometimes not work at all. Well I took my starter a starter repair place and they said at first it failed the bench test. They then said that they put new brushings in and then lubed it up and they said it passed a bench test at that point. I picked up my started and brought it back to my boat mechanic and he installed it. Nothing fixed the problem. It is still running slow and sluggish. The starter now when it turns makes a grinding noise inside the case. I took the end cap off and when you turn the pinion it just grinds and when you look inside the case itself it has pieces of the case missing inside from the grinding. Anyone got an idea why this would be or how to fix it? Could this be why it was running weird?
The starter repair shop said that although it worked for them when you put it back on the motor it wont work right sometimes. That seems odd to me. What do yall think?
Thanks in advance guys!
Thanks
f2k
So I have a question for you. I have a 1988 40hp evinrude tiller short shaft electric starter outboard. I had the carbs cleaned, the cables replaced and the solenoid fixed. My mechanic then said that the starter was bad. It was turning but not turning fast enough to turn the motor over. It would turn but it would take a while to do it and sometimes not work at all. Well I took my starter a starter repair place and they said at first it failed the bench test. They then said that they put new brushings in and then lubed it up and they said it passed a bench test at that point. I picked up my started and brought it back to my boat mechanic and he installed it. Nothing fixed the problem. It is still running slow and sluggish. The starter now when it turns makes a grinding noise inside the case. I took the end cap off and when you turn the pinion it just grinds and when you look inside the case itself it has pieces of the case missing inside from the grinding. Anyone got an idea why this would be or how to fix it? Could this be why it was running weird?
The starter repair shop said that although it worked for them when you put it back on the motor it wont work right sometimes. That seems odd to me. What do yall think?
Thanks in advance guys!
Thanks
f2k