Has anyone experienced an Electric starter not catching on MTD snowblower It starts with the pull rope.?

The gear that turns the flywheel is probably worn or broken - some gears are made of plastic. It is not very expensive and relatively easy to replace.

well my gear is metal but my starter wont catch iv been looking trying to find out what it would be then i notice that the plate that hold the starter on it bolted with 4 nets BUT the STARTER IT SELF IS SPOT WELDED AND ONE OF THE WELDS ARE BROKE THERE FOR IT DONT HAVE THE STRONGNESS SO WHEN IT CRANKS IT GRABS IT JUST MOVE JUST ENOUGH TO WERE IT WONT CATCH.. sorry for the spelling in a rush........