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I have a 1975 Flh that I am having issues with the starter bendix catching the ring gear, it seems like it sits a little to low. I have replaced the starter solenoid and I have replaced the bendix. It sits fine in the primary cover and seems lined up fine otherwise but it just doesn’t seem to work. Thanks in advance.
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Stock or aftermarket outer cover? Lot of the shiny aftermarkets are crap, last do you have the copper washer in and is the little 1/8" alignment pin in the cover, inner or outer either one, just needs to be there.
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It has the stock outer cover, the washer is there and I am not 100% sure what you mean by alignment pin. If you might have a pic so I could possibly understand better that would be grateful
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I know for a fact that the bearing on the outer primary is new but idk about condition of the one in the starter. It just doesn’t make sense to me that it would work then I replace the solenoid and the bendix and know it doesn’t work. Thanks
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I've read that some guys pull up on the outer primary before torquing down.
You say "now it doesn't work", is that mechanically or now electrically?
You say "now it doesn't work", is that mechanically or now electrically?
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mechanically, everything works fine except after putting a solenoid on it and bendix now it seems to be 1/4-1/8 to low for it to engage the ring gear
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Twizted was referencing the small hole to the right of the bendix gear shaft in the photo, ignore the painted arrows.