Probably is best to remove the starter, check it and everything else that you can see out at the same time. Paul W. In an email dated 28/7/2005 3:56:18 pm GMT Daylight time, joestill1@xxxxxxxxxxx (Joe) writes: >Thanks Paul. > >Yeah, and the guy that runs the shop is an old car guy (and drives a s-w-e-e-t 50's FO$D with the retractable roof that he showed me), so I was really surprised they hosed the parking brake. ?Of course, that style of parking brake is rather unique, but still....It took me a lot of time to put it all back together, but, on the other hand, getting up under there and putting it all back together was a great learning experience! > >-- >Joe >Allen, Texas >'61 4D Crown Southampton >http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1961/JoeStill/index.htm > > >-------------- Original message -------------- > >> You may have teeth missing on your flywheel (hard/expensive to fix), or you may >> have a defective starter/Bendix drive (easier/cheaper to fix). >> >> They disabled your parking brake??? Sounds like a shop that the rest of us need >> to stay away from. >> >> Paul W. >> >> In an email dated 28/7/2005 1:19:09 am GMT Daylight time, joestill1@xxxxxxxxxxx >> (Joe) writes: >> >> >Hi all: >> > >> >What is the problem if the symptom of a problem is that the starter spins but >> doesn't spin the motor? >> > >> >Does that mean the car has fly wheel trouble? >> > >> >Could this problem have been created by the transmission shop that repaired the >> transmission in February? It seems like a long time ago but this is the same >> tranny shop that "disabled" the parking brake on this car because they didn't >> know what they had on their hands. >> > >> >I have searched the archive on the site for "transmission," "flywheel," and >> "starter" but haven't found this specific issue. >> > >> >I can turn the ignition key several times and eventually it will "catch" but it >> is getting longer and longer between starts. >> > >> >If this is the problem is this "easy" (what am I thinkin'?) to fix? >> > >> >-- >> >Joe >> >Allen, Texas >> >'61 4D Crown Southampton >> >http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1961/JoeStill/index.htm >> > >> >> >> ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- >> This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >> reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >> shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >> Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm >> > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm