starter will not turn at all

[DelValCub]

Hi Guys,
Haven't posted any questions for a while being that my Cub has been running great for months now. Well went out to run it for a while being that it has been 3 weeks or so since the last time and went to pull the starter rod and nothing happened. My first thought was dead battery. Well charged it up, and still nothing. Tried to jump it right at the starter thinking the wires could be bad, still nothing. I then took the starter off and tried it on the bench, still nothing. I even removed the switch and tried a true direct connection, still nothing. The starter spins just fine when turned by hand and the bendix drive is not stuck. I am unsure on what to do next. I was able to start the old girl with the hand crank, but really need to figure this out before it gets too cold to crank. Any ideas thoughts would be great.

Thanks A.J.

[ScottyD'sdad]

Take the starter to an auto electric shop for testing. If they find a problem, they can fix it. If it checks out ok, it's either an electrical or grounding issue.

[DelValCub]

thanks for the reply, was thinking that is what I will have to do. Can worn brushes or spring make this happen. Was thinking about rebuilding it myself.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

yes, badly worn or stuck brush can cause it.

[Mike in Louisiana]

let the auto elec check it and buy the brushes from him if they are bad.

[Stanton]

Agree with Mike on this one. The local electric shop can diagnose it better than most layman and give you detailed info as to the problem and how much he would charge to fix it.

[Bigdog]

I would at least take a look at the brushes to see what condition they are in. If you are not comfortable with doing electrical work let a shop do it. You could have a dead spot on the commutator. I had one once that stopped on the dead spot about 90% of the time. If you turned the starter armature just enough to clear the dead winding it would work.