I have a Cub Cadet LXT-L46 Fab with the Honda GXV630 engine and about 9 months ago I replaced the starter and ever since then more often than not, the starter will just click, click, click and nothing happens and finally it kicks in and spins the engine. Upon a close inspection I realized that the starter was hitting the flywheel tooth on tooth and not slipping of in between the teeth and starting the spinning phase and turning the flywheel. Has anyone ever had anything like this happen on your GXV630 engines. It is an aftermarket starter not OEM, I must say but I talked to the manufacturer of the starter and they say they are unaware of any complaints of that nature and say that the starter is most likely fine, since it does work as intended the second it engages the flywheel. Any thoughts on that? I was thinking sharpening the teeth a bit, but that probably wouldn't be possible, because I am sure all that stuff is hardened.
It's possible, or all of the connections need to be cleaned really well with a small wire brush, so the surface contacts are 100%. Voltage and Amperage can do some funny things with even a little bit of corrosion or hazing over.
