Starter/flywheel help - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

71Cruzer · 03-15-2009, 08:33 PM

Having problems with starting my truck. The starter is violently hitting the fly wheel and sparking. This problem just started occuring recently. The motor started great for the first two years it has been in my rig. Then one day out of no where the starter was grinding on the flywheel. I changed the starter twice ( yes i put in the shims )and i still have the same problem. What gives? What do you think the problem is?

bscman · 03-17-2009, 07:58 PM

Did you just throw in the shims...or did you take the time to measure clearances for a proper installation?

You don't always *need* the shims.

grasshopper77 · 03-17-2009, 09:43 PM

Sounds to me like when your 1st starter failed and was grinding that it might of damaged your flexplate/flywheel gear. If you changed your starter a couple of times and have same prob you need to pull out starter and closely inspect your ring gear. Make sure you turn motor over by hand and inspect all the way around cause you will only get frigged teeth in a couple of spots.

03-15-2009, 08:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
71Cruzer Wheeler Join Date: Aug 2005 Member # 52099 Location: Elk Grove,Ca Posts: 203	Starter/flywheel help Having problems with starting my truck. The starter is violently hitting the fly wheel and sparking. This problem just started occuring recently. The motor started great for the first two years it has been in my rig. Then one day out of no where the starter was grinding on the flywheel. I changed the starter twice ( yes i put in the shims )and i still have the same problem. What gives? What do you think the problem is? __________________ You're really wasting your time asking my wife for directions!

03-17-2009, 09:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
grasshopper77 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Member # 52872 Location: Where it's too damn cold. Posts: 310	Sounds to me like when your 1st starter failed and was grinding that it might of damaged your flexplate/flywheel gear. If you changed your starter a couple of times and have same prob you need to pull out starter and closely inspect your ring gear. Make sure you turn motor over by hand and inspect all the way around cause you will only get frigged teeth in a couple of spots. __________________ [COLOR="gray"]Horsepower is like a Condom.....I would rather have it and not need it than to need it and not have it [/COLOR]

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03-17-2009, 07:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
bscman Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 128665 Posts: 100	Did you just throw in the shims...or did you take the time to measure clearances for a proper installation? You don't always need the shims.