Starter "flat spot" - what's causing this?

[George Selby]

At 12:18 PM 10/26/2005, you wrote:
>I had a starter that "worked like a champ" when power was applied on the
>bench, but couldn't muster any power to turn the engine over under load.
>Before you reinstall it, I'd have someone check it under load.

I'll second that.  In fact, almost every bad starter I have taken off a car 
has worked on the ground, unless it was the solenoid that was bad.

George Selby