Many of the starters don't come with the drive & has to be bought separately. Is there any trick to doing this or do I need something pressed on by a shop? Also the originals have a spring on the end but the one sold now don't so does that make things easier or complicate it?

 

Yes, there's kind of a trick to it. By compressing the bendix hard against something (eat your Wheaties) you can expose enough of the pin securing it to drive it out. A vise works good. Installation is the same, in reverse. There are different type Bendix drives, so long as it is the right part # it should work.

 

Thank you. I'm able to push the spring down by hand (I was playing with it earlier checking it out) the trick is to holding it down while popping the pin out. I did find an NOS one thru sources, lucky me, should be here in a few days.

 

Yep, the vise works good for that. Can kind of twist it pretty good against the jaws, won't hurt anything, and gives a free hand to drive out the pin. An assistant wouldn't hurt, I suppose.

Bought an NOS bendix to go with a new DB electrical starter. Figured at that point, NOS solenoid and new cables would be a treat, too. She spins nice now!