Posted: 9/13/2011 1:52:16 AM EDT
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The starter on my John Deere lawn tractor is not working properly.
When I turn the key to start it the gear that is supposed to engage the flywheel doesn't seem to engage. I can see it move out on the shaft but it doesn't seem to be moving out far enough. There seems to be a light dusting or rust on the cross hatch patterned grooves on the shaft which seems to make the gear sluggish to move out and back on the shaft. Should I try spraying something on the shaft/gear to try and loosen up whatever may be rusty? Could it be a bad connection somewhere in the electrical circuit? Do I just need a new starter? Thanks for any help. I am also cross posting this in the DIY section. |
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The OD of the shaft is nice and shiny. It just looks like there is rust dust in the grooves. What would you recommend for a lube? I'd probably just use antiseize on that part. I like lubromoly LM-508. You may want to take the starter off and take it apart, there could be more/worse rust inside, and it could probably use a good cleaning. If that's too much work, whack it lengthwise a few times with a rubber mallet. 
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The OD of the shaft is nice and shiny. It just looks like there is rust dust in the grooves. What would you recommend for a lube? I'd probably just use antiseize on that part. I like lubromoly LM-508. You may want to take the starter off and take it apart, there could be more/worse rust inside, and it could probably use a good cleaning. If that's too much work, whack it lengthwise a few times with a rubber mallet. Actually it "shouldn't" be too hard to remove since it is right on the side of the engine. I'll give it a look. I can't imagine there would be a whole lot of rust in there though. The only time it gets wet is when I hose off the engine every couple months. And then I let it run for a while to let the heat dry things out. The starter may be 30+ years old if it is the original so it may need a good cleaning. They just don't make stuff like they used to.
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