[Vwdiesel] Starting?

[Stephen Kraus]

And actually, Bendix is STILL used, Sprag Clutches is not used on VW
starters at least.

We use a combination of Bendix and Gear Reduction

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:13 AM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Wikipedia is your friend
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendix_drive
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> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:11 AM, <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:
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>> In a message dated 2/20/2011 6:48:28 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>> brian at gochnauer.net writes:
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>> > 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
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>> > The starter drive uses a sprag clutch now.
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>>   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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