9N Starter will not come out

[Farmrgrl]

Hi there
I am new here and new to tractor restoration in general so please be gentle with me I am having trouble searching for any previous answers to this question so I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else that I cannot locate.

I have a '47 9N that I am trying to get the starter out of. I have done all the usual things, bolts out, cable off, tilting, etc. but it is hung up somehow and will not slide out.

I have the manuals for the tractor and have followed all the instructions and drawings and apparently it is supposed to just slide out but it won't. The engine is not seized and I have manually moved the tractor but that has not helped. I can pry it out about 1/2 inch but I am afraid I am just going to damage something if I force it further.

Has anyone run into this? What is happening and what do I need to do to get the starter out?

Thanks for any help you can offer

 

[russbWA]

IIRC, the starter has to be shoved toward the engine. The starter
is sort of heavy, but still be gentle with it. The drive on the
end is sort of fragile, not delicate, somewhere in between.

It is sorta like an animal being released from a cage into the
wild. It wants to come out but is cautious.

 

[Bruce(VA)]

The starter has 3 major exterior components; front plate, barrel & rear plate. The 2 bolts that hold the starter on to the bell housing go through all three
components & hold it all together. To remove the starter, unscrew the bolts out of the block & put a nut on one of them. Otherwise, the starter comes apart. Not
fatal, but not fun either. (tip # 36 at the link below) Then, loosen the two bolts holding the oil filter canister to the block, (it does not need to be
removed) remove the dipstick, and keep the starter close to the block while pushing the front of it down and lifting the back up. Sometimes you have to remove
the drain petcock as well. The bendix is behind the flywheel; your job is to get it over the flywheel.


Caution: while the starter is off, resist the temptation to screw with the bendix. If you extend the bendix, and it is not the OEM bendix w/ the big spring, you
will have a hard time getting the starter installed.


To install the starter, keep it close to the block while pulling the front of it up and pushing the bendix back into the hole. The bendix has to go behind the
flywheel; your job is to get it over the flywheel.


Lastly, while the starter is off, polish the block & all starter mating surfaces w/ sandpaper to insure a good electrical ground. First, clean the mating area
between the barrel and rear plate. Then, clean the mating surfaces where the aluminum rear plate meets the bell housing. The starter's ground circuit is not
only through the two long bolts but from the barrel to the rear plate & then to the bell housing as well.
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