My wife's lawnmower has trouble starting, with a fully charged battery the starter just spins without the bendix gear engaging the flywheel. I can easily start it by putting a small stick on the bendix gear to hold it stationary for a fraction of a secind it takes to run out the bendix spiral and engage.
The problem is cleaning & lubing the nearly inaccessable bendix spiral. The gear has to go UP to engage and gravity and a spring are holding it down.. Clearly I need a super slippery lube that will work its way in when I put a dab on the bottom. I can work the gear up maybe 1/4" thru a small gap in the housing, that is all I have to work with without major disassembly.
Any ideas about the right lube, something slick that will not get sticky? Kroil? Way oil? Slick 50 grease?