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CP241 · 05-14-2019, 07:12 AM

Just a guess, but if it engaged the engine before you removed the starter, took it apart to clean it, and now it does not engage I would have to suspect that something was not reassembled correctly on the starter.

If you put the end cap 180 degrees out on an electric starter motor, it WILL spin the opposite direction when you power it up. Perhaps that's what is happening here, and since the starter engages to a one-way sprag bearing, it may just be spinning the wrong direction on the "Freewheel" direction of the bearing in the starter gear set.

05-14-2019, 07:12 AM	#4
CP241 Nincompoop village idiot Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,673	Re: Coolster challenger 250cc dune buggy..... any info ? Just a guess, but if it engaged the engine before you removed the starter, took it apart to clean it, and now it does not engage I would have to suspect that something was not reassembled correctly on the starter. If you put the end cap 180 degrees out on an electric starter motor, it WILL spin the opposite direction when you power it up. Perhaps that's what is happening here, and since the starter engages to a one-way sprag bearing, it may just be spinning the wrong direction on the "Freewheel" direction of the bearing in the starter gear set.