Flywheel And Starter Motor Teeth

[peter_m7uk]

Hullo chaps,

 

Just wondering, and this may be a daft question, but are you supposed to grease the teeth on your

flywheel and starter motor pinion? It seemed obvious to prevent the teeth from wearing away, but

then I thought "Won't all of the grease be thrown off the flywheel at 5000rpm anyway??". So I thought

maybe, because the teeth only touch for a couple of seconds each time you start the car, that there

is no need for grease? Would be happy to hear a definite answer!

 

Cheers,

Pete

[Guest Tim Norman]

Never heard of that one!

[maca]

NO do not grease the starter or ring gear or you will run into big trouble with your starter becoming grease bound and sticking.

Regards

maca

[Guest peter2b2002]

ditto above + it may melt and get onto the clutch plate

peter2b

[Guest chris brown]

Defiantly as dry as you can get it if you have the starter off its worth washing the pinion and shaft it travels along so as to engage, with a drop of unleaded. If it gets oil or grease on it dust and anything else sticks to it then it jams up

[peter_m7uk]

Thanks for the advice.

 

My motor pinion and ring gear are perfectly clean at the moment, so that gives me one less job to do!

 

Glad I asked now. Sometimes the "obvious" isn't so obvious!

 

Cheers,

Pete