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In Reply to: Re: JD STX 38 mower - turn key, it clicks but won't start. posted by Jason on Monday, April 14, 2008:
The starter has a pinion which runs on a worm type shaft. when you engage the starter motor, the centrifical force makes the pinion fly up the shaft and engage(mesh) with another gear that runs around the outside of the flywheel. So to answer the question, they are connected to the engine via a gear on the flywheel, but only while the motor is actually cranking