Morris Minor Owners Club

The bendix was shattered so I pulled the starter motor out and spent all day yesterday pulling it apart and fitting a new one.

Except now I put it back together... Nothing. The inertial system isnt working.

At first I thought it was spinning the wrong way, but no. Counterclockwise like it should.

When I twist the bendix, it goes down easily, but it needs the starter to spin the other way. There's no way I could have put the screw on wrong, the thread can't be reversed obviously. I just don't see how it could possibley work. The bebdix goes down if the shaft is spun clockwise!

Am I being really stupid here? No idea what I've done wrong.

Might be being thick actually. I recon it's not spinning fast enough, probably shorting out internally.

You fitted a new bendix......or a new starter? The bendix starts at the end of the spindle - and runs towards the starter motor - so entering the flywheel gear teeth 'from behind'...... Let's see a picture of yours.....

Rather embarrassingly... the battery was too flat to spin it fast enough.

Coupled with my faulty battery charger that lead me to believe it was charged...

Well done - we all learn from these experiences.