What kind of grease for starter

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What lubricant to use on Starter's bendix and flywheel teeth? Thread starter anple Start date Mar 8, Status Not open for further replies. Joined Aug 11, Messages Hello Everyone, Just a stupid question if I could use Corrosion Inhibitor to lubricate the starter's bendix and flywheel's teeth?

JB Honorary Moderator Emeritus. Joined Mar 25, Messages 45, Re: What lubricant to use on Starter's bendix and flywheel teeth? WD is not a lubricant. I have always used Singer machine oil, and only a very light coat of that. Thanks JB. The starter engaged the flywheel but it could only crank a few turns not enough to fire up. How do I go about cleaning up? Joined Mar 9, Messages 1.

Hi I have a 40hp force I used to spray Inox all round the motor but now i will not spray near the bezel of starter motor. Dielectric grease maybe? Electronic parts scare me a bit just want to get it right the first time. Thanks for any feedback. Bodi Really Old Timer Posts: 5, This area should be clean and dry. The brushes are compressed graphite, and will lubricate themselves and the commutator.

If the brushes have gotten greasy somehow they are ruined, oil or grease turns the graphite dust into conductive tar that will basically short out adjacent commutator segments and reduce the starter's effectiveness. You should clean out the gaps between the commutator copper segments with a stiff toothbrush and brake cleaner to get any carbon goo out. It it's really caked in then a metal tool can be used to scrape between segments.

After that you will need to smooth off any ridges you created. Wash again with brake cleaner and dry, an air gun is good too to blast off any bits of sandpaper abrasive. If you install new brushes it's a good idea to seat them before hard use. This involves running the motor for a half hour or so at reduced power off the engine of course.

A 2 or 5 amp battery charger should spin it OK. If the motor gets too hot to hold your hand on it stop and let it cool.

I used a touch of light oil on the bearings just enough to make them shiny, from a q-tip but yeah, nothing on the brushes at all. Too much moderation is excessive.