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V reg primara wont engage stater. ?

When I turn the key it clicks and tries to engage starter motor. A few seconds after I release the key there is a clunk in the nearside dash/footwell. It will bump start and the battery light is not showing while driving.
Any Ideas welcome
Thanks
Nick, December 2013
Dodgy starter or gear ring I think,next time it clicks turn the key off put it in second gear push it a couple of feet then out of gear and try to start it on the key if it turns over in means the starter ring on the clutch housing or starter bendix is worn,most engines stop in one of two places so the starter gear always engages in the same spot,turning the engine a bit in gear means it engages on less worn teeth.The clunk n/s is because that is where the starter is,is it bolted up tight?

Rich t, December 2013