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Question: New Starter and noise

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oregonduck09, Albany, OR, June 19, 2010, 23:38
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My starter went bad so i bought a brand new one and replaced it, now it makes a loud screeching noise when i start it, also my battery thing says its pretty dead, but it still starts...why the noise, and how does my car start with a dead battery?

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    Visitor, August 09, 2010, 17:24

    I cant tell you anything about the dead battery thing but the screeching noise is the bendix on the starter. When you start it the gear pops out on to the flywheel and turns the motor to start it. Now after it starts the bendix dosnt come back right after the car starts so it makes a loud noise. So what i did is I got some all purpose grease and took my starter loose and put a LITTLE BIT on the gear and it stops for a while but you will need to keep doing it ever so often.( just when it starts doing it again).

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