Method of making a starter head for an internal combustion engine, and a starter head made by such a method

A method of making a starter head for an internal combustion engine, said starter head comprising:

• a starter pinion;
• a driving sleeve;
• a pair of half rings which together constitute a ring member coupling the starter pinion to the driving sleeve;
• and a securing cap fitted around the half rings to secure the driving sleeve, the half rings and the starter pinion together, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
• forming a set of chamfers on the outer periphery of the securing cap so as to cause local flow of the material of the securing cap, thereby forming, in radial alignment with each chamfer, a projecting nib on the inside surface of the securing cap;
• positioning the starter pinion with respect to the driving sleeve;
• positioning the two half rings against a camming cage associated with the driving sleeve;
• and
• reforming the securing cap against the half rings so that the half rings become embedded in said nibs.