1979 Mini 1000
Today I finished installing the clutch slave cylinder and starter solenoid on my problematic Mini. The other day the car was running fine and the starter engaged perfectly. After installing everything, I go to start the car. Click. Try again. Click. I go through and checked all the connections. Same thing. I pulled the starter and bench tested it. Seemed to work fine with a battery hooked up and no flywheel resistance. I then noticed the top spring on the starter was cracked. Would this stop the starter from working? I am at a loss right now. I know the ignition circuit is working because I can hear the solenoid clicking.
Maybe a bad starter ground? The chassis to engine ground looks good.
