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• Need Transistor for Saphire I
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 08:46:45 -0400
  ...pretty disappointing. Anyway, I copied the following info from the transistor: Bendix 1859 - 6 437 1012 D 6 If anyone knows of a source...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:17:34 -0600
  ...The bendix (over running clutch) on the starter gear could be bad > making for an awful sound on engagement or release. > > Dennis > >
• Re: Alternator Deal.
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:23:16 -0700
  ...Usually the solenoid (click but no start) or >Bendix,(starter turns but not engine). Unfortunately, they can cut >corners too. Someone is selling you...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 May 2016 16:05:19 -0700
  ...Retainer Ring sort of thing on the shaft forward of the > bendix drive gear. > Covering that ring is a round part that snaps over...
• Re: Starter Power Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:04:11 -0700
  ...Mark OlRivrRat wrote: > I'm assuming that, "The solenoid clicks with the ignition switch" means that you hear the Bendix Actuate, but then "no...
• Re: Ceramic Brakes Pads
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:13:40 -0400
  ...Don't know how these > compare with the Bendix pads. > > > > > > > -- > Alan Felder > Austin TX > 82 Diesel Westy > -- 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" 85 Vanagon "El Guapo...
• Testing Starters...
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:51:23 -0800
  ...I took said starters to OReilly and they said they couldn't test them because the bendix gear would fly off and damage the...
• Re: Starter going??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:24:39 -0600
  ...I am thinking it is the starter solenoid or the bendix. the starter has done this a few time in warm weather but not...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 May 2016 21:32:56 -0400
  The Bendix starter drive was used by many car manufacturers for many years with Ford probably hanging on the longest. It is still used...
• Starter and Automatic Transmission Probelms
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:41:13 -0700
  ...I thought that the bendix was not extending, so I tried to hit the solenoid with a hammer to get it to work. No...
• Re: Starter sings
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:54:08 -0400
  There is a one-way clutch in the Bendix that lets the flywheel go faster than the starter when the engine fires and the...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Thu, 5 May 2016 13:33:18 -1000
  ...Retainer Ring sort of thing on the shaft forward of the >> bendix drive gear. >> Covering that ring is a round part that snaps over...
• Re: HELP! van broke on I80 trAveling East
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:39:58 -0400
  ...The solution is to wire a relay near the starter to provide more current to the Bendix (aka "solenoid").
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... (addendum)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:52:50 -0600
  ...the > "fan" > sound I'm hearing is the starter spinning! The bendix won't engage, > but the > starter's obviously getting power. Earlier, it...
• Re: no start?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:37:16 +0000
  ...In the mean time I have to admit that I'll have to look up "bendix". On Mon, Jan 25, 2016, 9:12 PM...
• Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 04:00:36 EDT
  ...quieted down after driving it and was doing great untill the bendix started sticking on the starter. so even If I loaded it up...
• Re: New behavior from the starter..deisel (gas) inline...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 20:34:00 -0400
  ...starter from spinning too fast after the engine starts -- unlike a Bendix drive, the pinion stays engaged until you let the key off. Yrs...
• Re: Starter sings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:35:26 -0500
  ...Larry Alofs wrote: > There is a one-way clutch in the Bendix that lets the flywheel go > faster than the starter when the engine...
• Re: Ceramic Brakes Pads
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:14:09 -0400
  Tony, Rock Auto has the Bendix for $33.38 with shipping http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?catalog=30&partnum=D45A&a =FR30...
• Re: Who needs front brake pads for a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:49:30 -0800
  ...I just pulled out a set of Bendix (sp?) that my mechanic had put in 10 months and 8000 miles ago. He swore up...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 May 2016 17:06:44 -0700
  ...if it's not worn out flywheel starter teeth, it's the bendix drive gear. a bit fidlly to replace .. only about 30 bucks...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 May 2016 00:12:26 +0000
  ...Retainer Ring sort of thing on the shaft forward of the > bendix drive gear. > Covering that ring is a round part that snaps over...
• Re: starter solenoid heads south
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 May 2002 08:42:05 -0700
  ...The spring functions, I think, to force the plunger back out which in turn, via the throw-out arm, tracts the bendix. I am...
• Re: Testing Starters...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:10:08 -0400
  ...OReilly and they said they couldn't test them > because the bendix gear would fly off and damage the starter beyond > repair...true? I...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:45:40 -0700
  Hey Al, take that thing out of your van and disassemble the Bendix housing. Clean it and grease it nicely and re-install the...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 May 2016 17:00:02 -0700
  ...if it's not worn out flywheel starter teeth, it's the bendix drive gear. a bit fidlly to replace .. only about 30 bucks...
• Re: New behavior from the starter..deisel (gas) inline...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:58:09 -0700
  ...starter from spinning too fast after the > engine starts -- unlike a Bendix drive, the pinion stays engaged until you > let the key off. > > Yrs...
• Re: testing a fuel pump (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:25:16 -0700
  ...I've had the Bendix, GM, ATE (Fiat) and other pumps but never found the quality of the Bosch in them. Stan Wilder ----- Original...
• Re: New Brake rotors.pads
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 13:04:20 -0700
  ...Rotors > Zimmerman > ATE > Brembo > POWERSLOT CRYO (way expensive) > > Pads > JURID > PBR > Bendix > > if your fav is not listed is there other barnds I should...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:50:11 -0800
  ...while till the current warms up and frees the sticky solenoid/bendix. The solenoid also closes the contacts that energize the starter armature, so...
• Re: Need Transistor for Saphire I
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 12:02:11 -0400 (EDT)
  On Wed, 5 Jun 1996, Markus Benne wrote: > > Anyway, I copied the following info from the transistor: > > Bendix > 1859 - 6 > 437 1012 > D 6...
• Re: New behavior from the starter..deisel (gas) inline...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:59:29 -0700
  ...starter from spinning too fast after the > engine starts -- unlike a Bendix drive, the pinion stays engaged until you > let the key off. > > Yrs...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:53:57 -0800
  ...which they usually are, and the bendix gear is OK.. they'll work. the one thing you can't visually check is how good...
• Re: Testing Starters...
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:12:39 -0800
  ...OReilly and they said they couldn't test them > > because the bendix gear would fly off and damage the starter beyond > > repair...true? I...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:50:22 -0500
  ...The bendix (over running clutch) on the starter gear could be bad making for an awful sound on engagement or release. Dennis -----Original Message...
• Re: brake parts quality question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:29:27 -0400
  ...didn't look very closely you could easily misread it as Bendix (another well known brand). - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot...
• Re: Differences between auto & manual starters?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 18 May 2005 20:17:42 -0500
  ...The automatic starter uses a standard bendix that spins out and the starter has a bearing in the motor end-plate between the starter...
• Re: Ongoing "Honk" as diesel style starter engages
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Wed, 8 Jan 2014 22:05:27 -0800
  ...and I've had long term bendix shakiness at times.. though I wouldn't describe it the way Don did. pretty rare to replace...
• Re: Starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:06:50 -0500
  ...least you can on the AT models) and see if the Bendix is disengaging as it should. It helps to have a flashlight and...
• Re: Squealing Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 17:44:08 -1000
  ...New Bendix Rotors, New Wheel Bearings and Seals, New > Metallic Brake Pads, New Calipers. > Are there any little fiber separators or something that will...
• Re: no start?
  Historical mailing list - Ken
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:12:57 -0500
  Michael, The Bendix might be binding if the bushing is worn out. Ken L. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: New Brake rotors.pads
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:30:00 -0400
  ...Rotors Zimmerman ATE Brembo POWERSLOT CRYO (way expensive) Pads JURID PBR Bendix if your fav is not listed is there other barnds I should...
• Flywheel replacement/wear, Bay Area EV market
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:41:46 -0700
  ...suffice to say, the ring gear around the torque converter (yep, AT too...) got trashed where it and the Bendix gear met. It took...
• starter solenoid problems (and solution)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:57:04 -0700
  ...wrong and your starter will make the strangest noise as the bendix zooms in and out and the solenoid death-rattles smartly on and...
• Re: Ongoing "Honk" as diesel style starter engages
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 07:38:14 -0800
  ...power brake assist of course. > > and I've had long term bendix shakiness at times.. > though I wouldn't describe it the way Don...
• Tips, Tricks, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Nov 1994 08:56:43 EST
  ...Bendix and others have the wrong shoes in the computers. (Mabye just at Trak Auto) Bendix does not have the large spring hole, and...
• Re: Wont start
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:59:41 -0500
  ...Well, I'll admit to having a Bendix-gear starter run undiscovered for twenty minutes or so until someone went below and the cabin...
• Re: [A] FI problem, [Q] where to get a starter
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jul 1995 01:14:04 -0400
  ...put on the solenoid piston to allow free movement of the Bendix. Too light if you ask me. By the time that starter reaches...
• Re: Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 06:00:58 -0400
  ...quieted down after driving it and was doing great untill the bendix started sticking on the starter. so even If I loaded it up...
• Relay Kit for Starters
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  24 Jun 1996 11:46:21 -0800
  ...solenoid that I could use to boost the voltage to my bendix. He showed me this kit from Bosch that has a 50 Amp...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:41:17 -0600
  ...The bendix (over running clutch) on the starter gear could be bad > making for an awful sound on engagement or release. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message...
• Re: Alternator Deal.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:55:39 -0400
  ...Usually the solenoid (click but no start) or Bendix,(starter turns but not engine). Unfortunately, they can cut corners too. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Trip
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:54:47 -0800
  ...They never adopted the American de-facto standard Bendix self-actuating design. Didn't want to pay for the rights I guess. The self...
• Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:37:41 -0700
  ...moves the shaft into contact with the ring gear via the 'bendix' one way drive) , might be a haint. 6000 miles and 24 months...
• Re: testing a fuel pump (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:46:24 -0500
  ...s still a churnin' after 29 years. > I've had the Bendix, GM, ATE (Fiat) and other pumps but never found the quality of...
• Re: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 12:11:37 -0700
  ...MechanicA watched a few warm non-starts >>> and saw that the Bendix was not being >>> thrown far enough to engage -- when the >>> van was...
• Re: Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 09:07:07 -0400
  ...quieted down after driving it and was doing > great > untill the bendix started sticking on the starter. > so even If I loaded it up...
• FW: Why use VW Fuel Pumps instead of Alternatives?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:26:26 -0400
  ...very good fuel pump manufactures in the world other than Bosch. Bendix comes to mind. They and others make pumps that fit US and...
• Shocks and brake job, one question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:16:05 -0700
  ...I installed new PBR pads from BD, I notice they are made in Australia, brand name Axxis Metal Master, made by Mintex Bendix... interesting...
• Re: brake noise, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 21:01:24 EDT
  ...2nd choice would be aftermarket , manufactured by the OEM manufacturer (Pagid, PBR, Bendix, ATE, etcetera). These are often the exact duplicates of the factory...