neilc Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I booked the last week off work to spend time with my family ... Didn't happen , bleeding hands and back ache again ! , I've had to be lots of various things on the Land Rover , wife and family are not impressed . I only have one question , I gave up on old starter and bought a new one , it now starts first time everytime , however it makes a very brief grind before kicking in , it doesn't struggle it just makes a slight noise , any ideas , hopefully it's just the new one bedding in ( Please God ) . Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigj66 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I’ve never heard of a starter needing to bed in. Could it be sticking slightly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondjeremy Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Does this mean that the teeth are spinning against each other before finally engaging? If so it may be the drive is sticky - ie the gear isn't flying along its shaft and mechanism as quickly as it should - which could even be due to poor connections. (remember the thing earths to the engine through the end of the case - so if its nicely painted it may insulate - and may do the same if the alloy is corroded.) If the gear is slipping it may be there's damage to the flywheel teeth - in which case it ain't going to get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Have a look in the starter aperture, the ring gear is visible. Is it a series 3? If so, you can see the bevel on the ring gear from the starter hole. If it looks like this: It's not going to get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilc Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Thanks for responses , I have noticed that the engine slightly over runs on shut down , starter aperture looks fine with no damage (thank god for mobile phones ! and selfie sticks) should i have greased the starter before putting it in ?, its seemed to run freely , I did check. should it literally have been greased with grease? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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