Recent content by fiveola

I got this replacement from https://www.mikesxs.net/. I did exactly what was recommended from garyr (Thank you!) in the 1st page of this post. I pinched down the wire tab on the gear on a bench vice. I pinched it to the point it fit in the factory slot where the oem tab was configured. This...

No, just the right side. Refer to page 1 of this post and I believe there are steps. You just got to take off a few parts on the right side to get to it. I tested it after the fix with plugs out and the starter sounds completely different and the starter gear is engaging correctly.

Thank you all for this tech tip! Fixed my "can of pennies" sounding E-starter. Now onto the other little idiosyncrasies of this ole girl.