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72longhornTX · 08-06-2012, 10:16 PM

I am having an issue with starters breaking to nose cone off. I have a 1982 Chevy K-30 with a 454 and 700r4 in it. I have been through 3 starters and watched the gear as it tried to start on one of them and it looks like the gears were skipping so I tried shimming it all different ways and nothing was working. Then the nose cone broke in half.

I have been told it could be a cracker flexplate but don't want to drop the trans just to find out. Any ideas on what it could be?

The truck ran fine up until all this happened.

08-06-2012, 10:16 PM	#1
72longhornTX Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 115	Problem breaking starters I am having an issue with starters breaking to nose cone off. I have a 1982 Chevy K-30 with a 454 and 700r4 in it. I have been through 3 starters and watched the gear as it tried to start on one of them and it looks like the gears were skipping so I tried shimming it all different ways and nothing was working. Then the nose cone broke in half. I have been told it could be a cracker flexplate but don't want to drop the trans just to find out. Any ideas on what it could be? The truck ran fine up until all this happened. __________________ Current: 2012 Ford F-250 4x4 6.7 Powerstroke 1971 C-20 2wd 350/TH400 Former: 1979 C-20 2wd 350/TH400, 300+hp. Rattle can paint job 1982 K-30 454/700R4. 4in lift with 37" Goodyear MT/R's Lots of goodies - Trail clean up truck



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