[HAM] CV - Starter motor not engaging TG - follow up

[David Damroze]

Some WD40 , followed by reaching in and working the gears around a bit
  and then some Hammond oil - it is now starting consistently.
  I'll do something more involved later.

  Thank you everyone for you input.

  David D.
On Apr 19, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Bohachewsky, Andrew V. wrote:

> Dirt is most likely the culprit, though a recent post indicated that if
> the metal cage that holds all that together gets bent ever so slightly
> you get the same symptom.
>
> For dirt spray heavily with WD40 to clean the dirt out, maybe a little
> lighter oil once the dirt's out.
>
> Of course a little human "intervention" can help as well.
>
> My A102 occasionally exhibits this problem, but if I just turn off then
> immediately back on it always engages - at least so far, I assume one
> day I'm gonna hafta open up the back.
>
> My A100 is really bad in this way, but just a little push on the cage
> assembly while it's trying to engage and it starts right up. The back's
> been off this organ for nearly forever so that's easy - and I recently
> broke the return spring on the start switch making this task even 
> easier
> (flip on the start, walk to the back and give a little push, walk to 
> the
> front, run to on, start to off... and it's off and spinning!
>
> Good luck,
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>   Any drawings available of the whole start mechanism  i.e. clutch ,
> springs ,
>   anything mechanical that might be out of alignment or worn ?
>
> David D.
> On Apr 18, 2007, at 5:53 PM, David Damroze wrote:
>
>> It was working this morning.
>>   Put everything back together and now the starting motor turns but
>> isn't engaging
>> the TG or synch motor .
>>   WTF ?
>
>
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