LOL, yeah that was exactly what I was going to do. But, as usually happens with me, I figured out I could clean and lube the shaft and bendix threads as it was after thinking about it.
It actually looked like a fairly new starter. It was a Johnson Electric brand starter. The brushes looked great. The bendix was dragging and slow. Once cleaned and lubed it works great now. No squealing or sticking.
Oh by the way, the idea of several long socket extensions works like a dream on the bottom starter bolt. I had the starter off in about 5 minutes of work. Obviously with the deck and subframe removed from the tractor. I used three 6 inch, 3/8 extensions. Ran them up thru the bottom of the tractor just in front of the lowered lift arm.
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DWayne
1973: 128, ag tires, 3pt. lift, spring assist, lights, 42" Deck
10" moldboard plow
2016 XT1 42" deck 18HP
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