May have missed some of this thread but here's another to try -
Put the vehicle in gear (2 or 3) and rock it back and forth.
Not easy if it's bigger than a Beep !
Glenn
A hammer is the spanner of last resort
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Kenyon <Da-Kenyons@webtv.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:25 PM
Subject: [MV] "locked-up" starters
> Once in awhile you gentlemen touch on something I know about...
> The usual reason for banging a starter with a
> hammer is to seat the brushes one more time
> so the starter will turn and the engine will start.
> If you think the engine is stuck, either by itself
> or with starter stuck in flywheel, turn ignition off
> and try to manually rotate engine with a wrench or a pipe wrench on a
> pulley.
> If the starter is stuck itself, that is can't turn
> after all this and a direct jump from a good battery, please remove and
> inspect!
> Don't try the banging trick on your newer
> car or truck as many of them are PM or permanent magnet types and YOU
> WILL bust
> up the magnets, thereby losing its core value
> at exchange time. Much smaller starters...
> RRr-ahh-RRr-ahh-RRUMMPF!
> Don Kenyon ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN, L-1, CA Enhanced Smog
> License (and flame retardant)
>
>
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