Re: IML: Another 1961 Question on the Fly(wheel)

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Probably is best to remove the starter, check it and everything else that you can see out at the same time. 

Paul W.

In an email dated 28/7/2005 3:56:18 pm GMT Daylight time, joestill1@xxxxxxxxxxx (Joe) writes:

>Thanks Paul.
>
>Yeah, and the guy that runs the shop is an old car guy (and drives a s-w-e-e-t 50's FO$D with the retractable roof that he showed me), so I was really surprised they hosed the parking brake. ?Of course, that style of parking brake is rather unique, but still....It took me a lot of time to put it all back together, but, on the other hand, getting up under there and putting it all back together was a great learning experience!
>
>--
>Joe 
>Allen, Texas 
>'61 4D Crown Southampton 
>http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1961/JoeStill/index.htm 
>
>
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>
>> You may have teeth missing on your flywheel (hard/expensive to fix), or you may 
>> have a defective starter/Bendix drive (easier/cheaper to fix). 
>> 
>> They disabled your parking brake??? Sounds like a shop that the rest of us need 
>> to stay away from. 
>> 
>> Paul W. 
>> 
>> In an email dated 28/7/2005 1:19:09 am GMT Daylight time, joestill1@xxxxxxxxxxx 
>> (Joe) writes: 
>> 
>> >Hi all: 
>> > 
>> >What is the problem if the symptom of a problem is that the starter spins but 
>> doesn't spin the motor? 
>> > 
>> >Does that mean the car has fly wheel trouble? 
>> > 
>> >Could this problem have been created by the transmission shop that repaired the 
>> transmission in February? It seems like a long time ago but this is the same 
>> tranny shop that "disabled" the parking brake on this car because they didn't 
>> know what they had on their hands. 
>> > 
>> >I have searched the archive on the site for "transmission," "flywheel," and 
>> "starter" but haven't found this specific issue. 
>> > 
>> >I can turn the ignition key several times and eventually it will "catch" but it 
>> is getting longer and longer between starts. 
>> > 
>> >If this is the problem is this "easy" (what am I thinkin'?) to fix? 
>> > 
>> >-- 
>> >Joe 
>> >Allen, Texas 
>> >'61 4D Crown Southampton 
>> >http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1961/JoeStill/index.htm 
>> > 
>> 
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