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    MIDKNIGHT Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 28, 2010, 04:50 AM
    Briggs/stratton starters 16 tooth gear failure
    My briggs stratton 12.5 hp vangard ohv engine strips the 16 tooth starter gear.
    I replaced the 499521 starter.
    It lasted two weeks and the gear failed.
    Any help will be appreciated
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    Feb 28, 2010, 12:01 PM

    Check and see if the starter drive will wobble ,if so this could be letting the gear hang up.
    Make sure the spring is strong enough to push it down,
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