Got a 265 at auction that I am trying to get running, tracked the first problem to the starter. Dealer confirmed sylonoid worked and starter locked. Kind of figured because of all the hammer marks I saw on the side of it, use to do that myself to a bad starter I had in a 73 impala. Anyway, with no rebuild kit I decide if I can take a look and see what's wrong. Took it apart and see lots of gunk, especially the sealed bearing. I clean up all the gunk and soak the bearing in oil until I can get it turning smoothly, I know I should not be using oil but I just want want starter to kick motor to check compression and other stuff before I continue to put money in mower. All is going well till I start putting the springs that hold tension on the magnets back in, got three in going for forth and all of the sudden one bounces off my safety glasses and two bounce off my forehead. I could only find three. Any ideas where I can get a replacement? Dealer no longer sells replacement parts and a new one local is 500
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