[W126 Coupe] Starter Too

[Michael S Cosby]

Thanks, Someone I work with (who is a motorhead) said he had a similar
problem and it was one of the wires not delivering enough power to the
starter motor.  When it made the noise, it bumped the gears together
without enough power to force the Bendix gear past the flywheel gear and
just spun against it.  Another idea to check anyway.
Mtnmike

>>> sharanbains at hotmail.com 02/08/05 10:22AM >>>
I had exactly the same problem a few years back on my 500SEC and it was
the 
starter that was faulty.

Could be the flywheel, but more likely the starter motor.

talbir



>From: "Michael S Cosby" <michael.cosby at state.co.us>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Starter Too
>Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:29:51 -0700
>
>
>My starter is having a problem  and I could use some advice before I
go
>to the trouble of changing it.  Every once in a while, it makes a
>horrible grinding noise upon attempted ignition.  If I rock the car,
>even slightly (in park) a few times it seems to "fix" the problem,
until
>it decides to do it again.  Is this the starter Bendix not engaging
or
>(horror) is it missing teeth on the flywheel?
>Any ideas?
>Mtnmike
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