[Vwdiesel] Starting?

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/20/2011 11:15:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com writes:

> 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 
>> 
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendix_drive
>> 
> 
> 
> 
  Well, yeah but according to the wikipedia description, it sounds a 
lot like every starter I've had apart!  They've all had the helical 
engage but do seem to have the sprag clutch on the teeth, which 
I don't see how they'd gnash teeth any less likely than the bendix 
description.
    Loren