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Re: starter bendix
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
Sat, 19 Nov 1994 14:36:58 -0700 (MST)
I now have a bit more info on the starter bendix for these things. It seems that vw does not like to supply only...
Bendix source
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
Sun, 20 Nov 1994 09:56:57 -0700 (MST)
Hello vanagon gang & ric, It seems that there is definately a real problem here with starter bendix drives. (Someone said don't let them...
Diesel starting problem epic
Historical mailing list - Robert Gruber
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:09:51 -0800
THere is a little wear at the face of the teeth, like the Bendix sometimes spun before engaging. There is also some wear at...
Re: Bendix source
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 20 Nov 94 13:16:40 CST
...It seems that one simply can not obtain only the starter bendix ... >There must be a solution to this problem! I mean, really, to...
Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:30:34 -0400
At 03:21 AM 6/14/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >that's interesting about the Bendix. >You cleaned it internally ? .. Just being picky...
Need diesel Vanagon starter core in Seattle area
Historical mailing list - Robert Gruber
Sun, 4 Mar 2001 10:34:12 -0800
Apparently I had a starter rebuilt that had the wrong Bendix in it. Looking for a diesel vanagon starter core that has a good...
Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:21:43 -0700
...that's interesting about the Bendix. You cleaned it internally ? .. in my experience. .. when a bendix doesn't work .. which is usually it 'misses...
Re: Vanagon Brake Pads - Bendix TitaniuMetallic ii
Historical mailing list - TC
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 07:12:21 -0700
random google quotes eres the thing I can pick up replacement Bendix TitaniuMetallic II Brake pads at Advanced Auto Parts for around $30.00...
Re: Vanagon Brake Pads - Bendix TitaniuMetallic ii
Historical mailing list - wognacious
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 08:51:14 -0700
...Vanagon Brake Pads - Bendix TitaniuMetallic ii Anybody ever try Bendix TitaniuMetallic II front pads? They claim. Bendix TitaniuMetallic II provides unsurpassed braking performance right...
Re: Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:32:35 -0400
...This is often referred to as a "Bendix". This prevents the >armature >from being over run and destroyed during the brief moment when the...
Re: Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 8 Sep 2007 11:02:09 -0400
...If you walked into an auto electric shop you would usually ask for the Bendix to get what you need. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
Re: Vanagon Brake Pads - Bendix TitaniuMetallic ii
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 10:51:51 -0400
...Vanagon Brake Pads - Bendix TitaniuMetallic ii > Anybody ever try Bendix TitaniuMetallic II front pads? > > > > They claim. > > Bendix TitaniuMetallic II provides unsurpassed braking performance right...
NVC - Antique (WW II) Electronic Navigation - Bendix Flux Gate
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 19 Mar 2017 23:34:50 -0500
I'm looking for leads to a Bendix Pioneer Gyro Flux Gate Compass System, AN-5751-1, used in military aircraft of the 1940...
Vanagon Brake Pads - Bendix TitaniuMetallic ii
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 09:56:54 -0400
Anybody ever try Bendix TitaniuMetallic II front pads? They claim. Bendix TitaniuMetallic II provides unsurpassed braking performance right out of the box. TitaniuMetallic is...
NVC - Bendix Fluxgate Compass System parts needed
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 22 Mar 2017 08:30:55 -0500
Looking for all sources that might help me find a Bendix Pioneer Fluxgate Compass navigation system. These were used extensively in the multi-engine...
Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:10:01 -0400
...Finally, oil the bearings and Bendix, grease the Bendix lever, and put it back together.
Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:51:57 -0500
...On Vanagon starters, the bendix is assisted by the solenoid. The humming noise is probably the starter spinning, but the bendix isn't engaged...
Re: '72 Bus Starter Problems
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Oct 94 11:34:53 MDT
...If I put Stimpy in gear, and rock it forward and Sounds like either the Bendix gear (the part that engages the flywheel) is...
Re: starter bendix
Historical mailing list - sstones
Thu, 17 Nov 1994 14:49:14 -0500 (EST)
...Sorry Stuart you probably thought this was a reply for your starter bendix, but I have no experience with them. If you Crazy Eskimos...
Re: Starter question- follow up
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:11:02 -0800
...I took the starter as far apart as I could, that snap ring on the shaft that limits the bendix travel got me, I...
Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:54:29 -0700
...Finally, oil the > bearings and Bendix, grease the Bendix lever, and put it back together. >
starter bendix
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
Thu, 17 Nov 1994 11:13:28 -0700 (MST)
...My starter bendix in my 1982 diesel vanagon needs to be replaced. Has anyone actually done this themselves? The Bentley book says to remove...
Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:22:02 -0500
...When I had starter problems, I pulled it and thoroughly cleaned all the moving parts in the bendix, greased everything up and oiled bearings...
Radio schematic (no vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:52:16 -0700
Volks, The Bendix Sapphire II in my '62 bug recently took a turn for the worse. Does anyone know where I can find a...
Ceramic Brake Pads
Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
Tue, 22 May 2012 16:14:28 -0700
...or an opinion about use of ceramic versus semi-metallic pads for our rigs.� Bendix D338 CQ Ceramic Brake Pad Set � Rick (90 Westy)
Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 10 Dec 2015 00:24:56 -0500
With a Bendix drive there is no solenoid to push the gear out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendix_drive dennis -----Original Message----- From...
Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sat, 1 May 2010 13:54:32 -0700
Thanks, that's got to be it! Lets see if I understand, if the bendix doesn't retract correctly then the shaft grounds the...
Re: no start?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:29:06 -0500
When you look it up, you will find the VW starter does not use a Bendix drive. The solenoid pulls the starter pinion out...
Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:53:18 -0700
...Starter Woes - '88GL > At 03:21 AM 6/14/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>that's interesting about the Bendix. >>You cleaned it internally...
Re: Slow starting when hot
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 May 1997 23:47:05 -0400 (EDT)
...Te bendix engages and the starter turns the engine, but it turns as if the battery was almost dead. Starter and solenoid are usually...
Ceramic Brakes Pads
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:13:38 -0400
Has anyone ran the Bendix part # d45a, Ceramic Brakes Pads on their 79-85 Westy? I am thinking of running Ceramic Pads, and there...
Starter Problems update
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:45:12 -0800
...No apparent rounding or wear on either the new or old starter Bendix gear teeth. I did not try the new starter before installing...
starter fixed
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 18 May 2002 15:37:19 -0700
I installed the new solenoid in my starter (after lubing the bendix and bushing of the starter itself) and re-installed into van. Works...
New Brake rotors.pads
Historical mailing list - TC
Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:22:32 -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 bendix not engaging
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 01 Feb 95 13:09:52 CST
On Wed, 1 Feb 95 12:32:35 CST Dan Houg said: >had the starter rebuilt and a new bendix put on but it...
Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:43:40 -0800
Actually, the VW starter does use a Bendix (no Sprag clutch) to engage the starter to the flywheel. I've replaced quite a few...
[f]Re: Starter bendix not engaging
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 1 Feb 1995 11:22:55 -0800 (PST)
So Dan Houg says: > > First off, I've been on Digest mode for less than 24 hrs but I > ALREADY MISS YOU FOLKS! Reading...
Re: Starter whizzing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:24:42 -0400
Sounds like the Bendix is bad. The starter gear is driven by a one way clutch (Bendix). This clutch keeps the engine from driving...
Starter bendix not engaging
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:31:35 CST6CDT
...I had the starter rebuilt and a new bendix put on but it still does this. I can feel the edge of the teeth...
Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 5 May 2010 18:25:49 -0700
...got to be it! > > �Lets see if I understand, if the bendix doesn't retract correctly > then the shaft grounds the starter sufficiently to...
Re: Ceramic Brakes Pads
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:44:23 -0500
...Don't know how these compare with the Bendix pads. -- Alan Felder Austin TX 82 Diesel Westy
Re: New Brake rotors.pads
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:39:19 -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...
Squealing Brakes
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:18:55 -0500
...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: New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Mon, 15 May 2000 12:17:13 -0700
IMHO, the rear brakes do not "self adjust" the way the Bendix brakes do. You really have to get them close by hand after...
Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 9 Dec 2015 21:19:54 -0500
...Check out the link for information on a Bendix drive. The VW starter does not use a Bendix. Ford was probably among the last...
Starter going??
Historical mailing list - C. Chris
Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:40:31 -0500
...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: Starter Power Question
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:49:12 -0600
I'm assuming that, "The solenoid clicks with the ignition switch" means that you hear the Bendix Actuate, but then "no starter crank", meaning...
Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning...(addendum)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:23:11 -0800
...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: gimme a brake
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:46:47 -0700
Semimetallic pads such as Bendix Metal Kings may help. They also give better retardation and are fade-resistant. And cost more. > Can someone suggest...
Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... (addendum)
Historical mailing list - ok artguy
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:22:02 -0600
I just went out and poked around some more; I discovered that the "fan" sound I'm hearing is the starter spinning! The bendix...
Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
Historical mailing list - Scott
Thu, 5 May 2016 12:10:33 -1000
...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: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:56:38 -0800
...Check out the link for information on a Bendix drive. The VW starter does not use a Bendix. Ford was probably among the last...
RE: Hello again, Brakes, No-Start, Coolant bleeder, 1985 GL
Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
Thu, 09 Jan 97 08:03:00 E
...and I got good results by lubricating the starter shaft > and bendix gear (the gear that engages the flywheel). I used kerosene as > a...
FS: '80-'85 rotors (new)
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:05:15 -0400
Subject says it all a pair of brand new in the box US made Bendix rotors for the early vanagon, I guess '80-'85...
Re: New Brake rotors.pads
Historical mailing list - -------------
Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:48:49 -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...
Re: Found a Brake Master Cylinder
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:24:39 -0400
...I have had customers tell me they had bought a Bendix brake part for their VW, and when I asked them to look again...
Re: Slow starting when hot
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 May 1997 06:03:41 -0400
...was cool. > What do you mean by whir whir? Is the bendix engaging the starter? Or is the starter just spinning without turning over...
Re: Batt is 100% - no crank/starter doesn't turn
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 13:28:10 -0800
...IF there is mechanical resistance to moving the bendix and closing the connection to the high current contacts then the force generated by the...
Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 5 May 2016 22:17:17 +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: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... (addendum)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 08:12:13 -0800
...the "fan" > sound I'm hearing is the starter spinning! The bendix won't engage, but the > starter's obviously getting power. Earlier, it...