8N starters drives

2. I also fought with the grinder wheel to spin the bendix back and never did get it to work. Found it easier with an impact wrench. Take the bendix off of the shaft and then you can slip a 19mm/12 point socket over the gear. Secure the other end and then hit the trigger and the drive spins back into place as slick as can be.

Try rocking your engine a tad by pushing on a big rear tire. Don't take much rockin. Then install like you were pointing the starter bendix shaft at about 2 o'Clock and get the front of the starter cocked against the engine block. That and holding your tongue just right usually works.

BUT some N-Owners outta frustration will grind a "notch" in the starter hole at about 1-2 o'clock about 1/4" deep and 1-1/2" long. Kinda like an outhouse crescent moon. This notch doesn't weaken anything and it is "hidden" by the starter motor so no one knows it is there.

I don't really endorse this method on a built together tractor cuz its creates grinding dust and metalic shavings but if you've got the tractor split and can clean it all up, do it..... ....Dell

The newer posi-drive is much better. make certain your drive is "retracted". That means all the way to the far end of the starter drive shaft, away from the starter motor..... ..Dell