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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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shimming the starter, anyone done it?
Subject says it all. I would rather try this myself if it is not too complicated. Or should I let a professional do it? Any advice?
Thanks in advance, Tony
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Wingate NC
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The shims go in between the starter and the block and its pretty easy to do.
I got some shims at the local parts store for mine ![]()
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: St. Joseph Mo.
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It's alot of trial and error, I went thru this same thing a few weeks ago and am now about to pull the motor to replace the flexplate and take care of a crack in the block, if your starter drive is to close to the ring gear use a double .020 shim and if that doesnt do it try and .040 , if its still not right use both.
If the starter is to far away from the ring gear use single shims on the outside bolt using the same sequence. If all you can find are double shims you can cut them down the middle to use as singles. Also found this very interesting to anyone having starter problems. http://www.egrproducts.com/html/tech_tip_8.html
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Adding to Blazerman's advice, another trick is to use a 1/8" allen wrench as a guage between the starter's armature shaft and the outside of the flywheel/ flexplate teeth.
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