Norm, Most of the pinions have a spline or square. Yanni Marinated S/V Princess Thalia Columbia 8.7 #73 Hamilton-Fifty Point @ H3 N 43.13.406 W 73.37.431
----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Starter whirring > > > Another thought. > > The pinion must be keyed somehow to the starter shaft. If this key is > sheared there might be enough friction to spin the pinion under no load > but > not when engaged with the ring gear. > > Said friction may account for the burnt smell. > > Norm > S/V Bandersnatch > Lying Julington Creek > 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.0/1602 - Release Date: 09/08/2008 > 1:22 PM > > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
