MiniWorld June 2019 55
seemed little point in changing it. I
treated all the bendix components to
a thorough clean, ready for refi tting.
The 35J noise was resolved by taking
the shaft out of the starter, cleaning
the shaft and bushes and reassembling
with a spot of oil to lube the bushes. A
clean, light degrease by wiping with
a rag dipped in solvent, and a similar
light rub down to remove surface rust
and everything went back together.
The MG 35G starter had virtually
no rust externally and the rust on the
shaft cleaned o perfectly by gently
using the wire wheel on the bench
grinder. The 35G bendix components
were cleaned but I decided to renew the
gear, as the weak spring would likely
have caused problems. A new gear was
ordered from Mini Spares and, in the
meantime, I masked up and sprayed
both starters with a light coat of primer.
Both will be fi nished in engine colour.
A few years back I bought a 15,000-
mile 998 power unit on eBay, mainly
because I wanted the crank. I thought
This one was a bit
more rusty when the
bendix was removed.The 35G and 35J (top) after
cleaning and spraying
in a light coat of holding
primer. Both will be top-
coated in engine enamel.The starter shaft cleaned
up well using the bench
grinder wire wheel.The nice new bendix gear on
the 35G, to match up with the
new ring gear on the flywheelThe 15K-mile
998 unit that I
bought around
six years ago.»