Electrical: Starter motor

[stude6]

Hi everyone out their.
I am new to the club but have a problem with my stude6 starter that the bendix spring has broken and i am having trouble locating a new one. I have bought 1 from one of my american friends but am not sure if correct one coz only had a photo to go off looks the same size and correct number of coils still waiting for it to arrive does anyone know were i could get a new one or replacement starter mine is a 6v delco remy

[nvonada]

Stude6,
We can help a lot easier if you tell us the make, model, and engine type on your Stude! From your profile it looks like you have a 1930. You might have better luck asking over at the Antique Studebaker Club forum (http://forums.aaca.org/f126/). My part books only go back to 1936 but unless your Bendix is very different from mine it is quite easy to replace the spring. You should not have to replace the starter.
There seems to be two schools of thought about lubrication of the Bendix. Any lubrication will attract dirt until eventually the bendix sticks. But on our little-used cars a dry bendix will rust and eventually stick. I prefer dirt to rust so I lubricate mine and clean it when needed. Good luck!

Nathan

[stude6]

Cheers Nathan

Stude6,
We can help a lot easier if you tell us the make, model, and engine type on your Stude! From your profile it looks like you have a 1930. You might have better luck asking over at the Antique Studebaker Club forum (http://forums.aaca.org/f126/). My part books only go back to 1936 but unless your Bendix is very different from mine it is quite easy to replace the spring. You should not have to replace the starter.
There seems to be two schools of thought about lubrication of the Bendix. Any lubrication will attract dirt until eventually the bendix sticks. But on our little-used cars a dry bendix will rust and eventually stick. I prefer dirt to rust so I lubricate mine and clean it when needed. Good luck!

Nathan

Thanks you were right it is a 1930 studebaker 6 model 53.
Weird but the spring i ordered has just arrived and have fitted and she started up 1st time very pleased

[gordr]

Re: lubrication. Several companies offer a moly coating in an aerosol can. Just spray the mating surfaces, let it dry and assemble. It's non-sticky, so it won't attract dirt, and it goes on as a film, so it will offer some small degree of rust protection too. I use it quite frequently for assemblies that need dry lube, and often on stuff that will be immersed in oil, too, like a steering gear.