it is located in Annandale,Minnesota
Always some clown. The bendix is on the end of the armature in the end towards the transmission. It is a round gear that engages the flywheel and turns the motor to start the car.
The starter drive (aka bendix) is broken. The bendix and/or starter needs to be replaced.
A "Bendix drive" is the term used to describe the part of the starter motor which engages an disengages from the flywheel when cranking the engine, therefore it is part of the starter motor assembly and would be located behind the starter motor, between it and the flywheel housing.
It is the part of the starter where the gears that engaged with the flywheel are installed. The bendix contains the gear, clutch, and spring in one unit.
If the starter is spinning but not catching, the problem lies in the starter drive (also called bendix). You will either have to replace the starter or repair it by replacing the bendix.
the bendix gear on the starter is stuck on the flywheel remove starter check bendix gear for wear if worn to bad replace starter
That is an Old term, the proper term is Solonoid, it is on the top of the starter, The term "Bendix" is of what the most common manufacturer was way back from the 1930's and up.
The Bendix on a Ford starter is a one-way gear that engages when the starter is activated. and the Bendix is perhaps one of the most common starter failures.
Your starter or the starter's Bendix maybe shot. The starter is over eighty, and the Bendix is around fifty dollars. Since, I am not able to hear it I can't guarantee anything.
The name Bendix gear strictly refers to the spiral drive mechanism of an inertia-type starter. A Bendix gear jamming is a drive mechanism fault wherein the starter is jammed during engagement.
If the starter spins but won't engage, then the Bendix is not engaging the flywheel. Remove the starter and test to see if the Bendix thrusts out, and check to see that the flywheel does not have chipped teeth.
The starter solenoid is built onto the starter itself. It is a dual action solenoid applying energy (12 volts) to both the starter and the Bendix. There is also a starter relay located on the fender well just beneath the left hood henge. In addition to this, will be a manual type switch controlled by a push-rod from the ignition key switch. this unit is located on the steering column under the dash and applies energy to the start relay, which energizes the starter solenoid, Bendix and the starter itself.
the starter bendix is bad or the flywheel it self has some teeth missing The Starter Bendix drive is not close enough to the flywheel. Reinstall the starter and check to see if there are shims that can be removed to place it closer.