Thread: Starter issues
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Old 05-29-2015, 01:32 AM   #7
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Re: Starter issues

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Originally Posted by Wrenchbender Ret View Post
I used to get one like that occasionaly back when I had a shop. It usually caused by the gears not meshing deep enough. Replace the drive on the end of the starter & make sure the bushings are good. Take a large rough file & go across the mounting surface of the starter. The metal gets pulled up & lowers the starter away from the flywheel. That generally fixes the problem. If you go to far which never happened then you can use a shim. These starters are not hard to work on yourself.
Especially with butt connectors. I had mine in and out three times to get the height right. The last two times it took 10 minutes each tops, and if I can do it........Didn't think to use a file.
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