[Vwdiesel] Starting?

[Stephen Kraus]

Wikipedia is your friend

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendix_drive

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:11 AM, <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 2/20/2011 6:48:28 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> brian at gochnauer.net writes:
>
> > Although I realize a lot of people still call it a bendix.
> > Just for fun; They haven't made a bendix drive starter since the late
> > 1930's
> >
> > The starter drive uses a sprag clutch now.
> >
> >
>
>   Ok, always wondered where the term "bendix" came from.  So...
> I know what a sprag clutch is (automatic tranny, some Honda bike
> starter linkages) so what's a bendix?
>     Loren
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