Electric starter II

[lovebill1951]

I got another #4 gear on the starter, behind the clutch. That works and now the starter turns the engine over.
The #4 gear doesn't want to disengage now. A couple of times the gear disengaged and then went back towards the center of the engine, or re-engaged and sits in the engaged position.
I oiled the heck out of everything and checked the drawing and it looks like I have the parts together correctly. Both of the coil springs seem pretty flimsly / weak but that's the way they seem to be.
Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Downer]

Probably stretch the spring a bit to make it wanna push out or replace the spring with a new one I just streched mine a bit

 

[lovebill1951]

Would it possibal to use two springs? Or is that a major no no?

 

[5twins]

Maybe something's wrong with the shaft that the #4 gear rides on. It's common for this gear to wear but not for it to be completely destroyed like you said you found yours. I don't even have that little coil spring on mine (I removed it) and have no engagement/disengagement problems. Stretching your spring or even adding 2 probably won't help much if that shaft is buggered up.

 

[lovebill1951]

Thanks 5twins, I will check the shaft and the inside of the gear.