Bad solenoid in lawn tractor?

pgarcia · #1 Aug 18, 2006, 07:41 AM

I was installing a new solenoid in my lawn tractor. The new solenoid posts were bigger than the eyelets in the cable connections. I drilled them out a bit. While tightening the cable connections onto the solenoid the posts in the solenoid began to spin...did I ruin the solenoid?

thebriggsdude · Aug 18, 2006, 11:19 AM

It didn't work afterwards? I've spun em on some before.... and they would still work.

pgarcia · Aug 18, 2006, 11:44 AM

Thanks Briggs...If you don't see it...(before I got your reply :-( ) I ripped the solenoid apart to see if the fact that the post was spinning would have prevented it from working. Just as you said - it wouldn't...the post is not connected to anything it was just the point where the contact would hit when the solenoid was energized... Live and learn. :-).



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