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    Aug 18, 2006, 08:41 AM
    Bad solenoid in lawn tractor?
    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?:(
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    Aug 18, 2006, 12:19 PM
    It didn't work afterwards? I've spun them on some before... and they would still work.
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    Aug 18, 2006, 12:44 PM
    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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