My 48 Dodge Custom started giving me starting problems about a month ago. I took out for 20 minute drive, parked it the driveway, 10 minutes later went to move it in the garage and just hear clicks. Battery less than 1 year old and tested OK. Connections test OK via volt meter. I believe I have eliminated electrical. Banging on the starter worked a couple of times to get it started, but no longer works. Replaced the starter relay since it was cheap. Started 5 times in 2 days, then 3rd day more clicks. Jumped from battery directly to starter and still nothing. Presumed starter was bad. I pulled the starter out and bench tested it and it spins in the right direction seemingly fast every time. Has me wondering if it's really the starter. One thing I noticed, and is my question finally, is the bendix spins but doesn't retract/snap forward at all - it seems forward all the time. Other more modern starters I have bench tested do this. I don't know much about these old ones - should the bendix drive fore/back when bench testing it?
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