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**Dave** · 03-05-2011, 11:33 PM

There's nothing like being in front of the problem first hand, but here it goes.

How many teeth is there on the flex plate, i.e. 168? How about the starter bendix gear? What's the height of the race starter in comparison to stock? If there's say around 10 thousands or more difference in height at the mounting surfaces, I've seen it cause a problem.

At this point with what you've described thus far, it sounds like an engagement / alignment issue.

03-05-2011, 11:33 PM	#7
Dave DND Trucks Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 2,404	Re: what the hell happened to my starter? There's nothing like being in front of the problem first hand, but here it goes. How many teeth is there on the flex plate, i.e. 168? How about the starter bendix gear? What's the height of the race starter in comparison to stock? If there's say around 10 thousands or more difference in height at the mounting surfaces, I've seen it cause a problem. At this point with what you've described thus far, it sounds like an engagement / alignment issue.