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Trouble Finding Replacement Starter
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Bimmerknut
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Bimmerknut
I have a Craftsman Garden Tractor Model 917.254.622
It's been hard to start. The battery doesn't keep a charge well and it's a new battery.
My problem today is the starter. I put the charger on the battery and it barely seemed like it made much difference.
I got a few revolutions out of it, but that's it. I decided to leave the battery to charge all night.
Went out this morning and just a click. That's it.
So I remove the cable and clean the ring terminal real well as well as the mounting point. No difference. Just Click.
So I remove the plastic cover to the top of the starter and the plastic gear is all torn up, and the spring housing on the top is broken with the spring lying sideways.
It doesn't look as though the gear is disengaging from the flywheel so I pull the starter. The spindle doesn't spin very well. It feels rough like it's hanging up in there just a bit.
I found a manual online for the same Model and it says the starter is a part number 33605. So I go to find a replacement on Ebay and they're all around $45-$50 but the mounting is on the side and my mounting is behind the gear.
I called Sears and they want $234. I say I can't afford that and they then tell me there's one for $189. I think I'm getting ripped here so I'm in the hunt to find a replacement. The problem is I've not seen another starter that has the two mounting holes behind the gear as it sits vertically. If the starter spun really easily I'd just buy a new gear kit, but I'm really worried that the motor has seen it's last days.
Can anyone help me source another motor?
Thanks!
It's been hard to start. The battery doesn't keep a charge well and it's a new battery.
My problem today is the starter. I put the charger on the battery and it barely seemed like it made much difference.
I got a few revolutions out of it, but that's it. I decided to leave the battery to charge all night.
Went out this morning and just a click. That's it.
So I remove the cable and clean the ring terminal real well as well as the mounting point. No difference. Just Click.
So I remove the plastic cover to the top of the starter and the plastic gear is all torn up, and the spring housing on the top is broken with the spring lying sideways.
It doesn't look as though the gear is disengaging from the flywheel so I pull the starter. The spindle doesn't spin very well. It feels rough like it's hanging up in there just a bit.
I found a manual online for the same Model and it says the starter is a part number 33605. So I go to find a replacement on Ebay and they're all around $45-$50 but the mounting is on the side and my mounting is behind the gear.
I called Sears and they want $234. I say I can't afford that and they then tell me there's one for $189. I think I'm getting ripped here so I'm in the hunt to find a replacement. The problem is I've not seen another starter that has the two mounting holes behind the gear as it sits vertically. If the starter spun really easily I'd just buy a new gear kit, but I'm really worried that the motor has seen it's last days.
Can anyone help me source another motor?
Thanks!
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