Starter Motor gear removal

DougA

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I found a new/used starter motor for my BX2200 that has a problem with the selenoid. The new one doesn't have the gear on the end so I was in the process of changing it when I couldn't get the gear off the arm of the old one. Mine has a metal collar that has a ring inside it. You can't just use a gear puller without ruining the ring and collar. The ring has pretty much no room to get a ring spreader into the gap. I tried. I can't even get my smallest screwdriver into the gap. There must be a way to remove this but I'm stumped. Suggestions?
 

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Not for sure what you are up against, but maybe you need something like one of these.

 

DougA

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This is the best picture I can get of the metal collar that covers the ring. A dental pick might be able to get in there if I could get enough pressure to pull one end out. There must be an easier way ...
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You'll need to extend the gear and hold it out then push the collar back to expose the ring.

 
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Thanks for posting, learned something new today!
 

DougA

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THANK YOU! That is an awesome tip. I love videos that are short, to the point and get the job done.
I figured it had to be something simple but I just couldn't see how to do it. Now I know.
 
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I found a new/used starter motor for my BX2200 that has a problem with the selenoid. The new one doesn't have the gear on the end so I was in the process of changing it when I couldn't get the gear off the arm of the old one. Mine has a metal collar that has a ring inside it. You can't just use a gear puller without ruining the ring and collar. The ring has pretty much no room to get a ring spreader into the gap. I tried. I can't even get my smallest screwdriver into the gap. There must be a way to remove this but I'm stumped. Suggestions?
I'm a LOT confused :confused: where did you get a starter with no bendix gear?

You can't (shouldn't) pull the starter gear off of the old starter, the new starter should come with it.

This is just a small example of availability and all have the gear!

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