Hunter
Junior member
- Location
- Raleigh, NC USA
It's well known that the twin starter clutch needs proper care and feeding. It occurred to me recently through another issue that there may be a way to make life easier on the starter clutch.
I have observed that almost every time the engine is shut off that the crank would rotate backwards briefly, probably against compression. This counter rotation would kick the starter mechanism backwards as well. I see this as a much higher load against the clutch than starting as the mass of the crank and primary amount to a big flywheel applying a greater than normal force. Anyone else notice this?
The solution came to me as a result of difficulty selecting neutral. When parking, rather than fight the transmission to select neutral I would let the clutch out a bit and stall the engine, then find neutral. This eliminated the counter rotation of the crank and the sudden snatching of the starter mechanism.
I have observed that almost every time the engine is shut off that the crank would rotate backwards briefly, probably against compression. This counter rotation would kick the starter mechanism backwards as well. I see this as a much higher load against the clutch than starting as the mass of the crank and primary amount to a big flywheel applying a greater than normal force. Anyone else notice this?
The solution came to me as a result of difficulty selecting neutral. When parking, rather than fight the transmission to select neutral I would let the clutch out a bit and stall the engine, then find neutral. This eliminated the counter rotation of the crank and the sudden snatching of the starter mechanism.
