starter wont engage flywheel yamaha 150 2 stroke

[Captain Cav]

1999 Yamaha 2 stroke 150 saltwater series starter spins gear but doesnt push up and engage flywheel

[robert graham]

Maybe clean and drop of oil on that starter bendix gear so it moves up and down freely. I usually check and oil mine about once a year to be sure. No way you have battery hooked up backwards?...that'll make starter turn the wrong way on some motors. Good Luck!

[Texasmark]

Weak battery, dirty contacts, pitted starter solenoid. Not getting enough current to starter to spin it fast enough to engage....or bendix needs oiling as stated by Mr. Graham.

Mark

[Yamahaha1]

I hope the OP figured it out. Do not want to Hijack their But a Question: where is the Bendix on the straight shaft starters? Is it in the Flywheel Housing>?