Starter question

JasonNC
JasonNC Expert Adviser
edited August 2012 in HUDSON
What are some of the more common reasons for a starter to chew up the ring gears on flywheel? I have three starters that I have put on my Stepdown and all of them do the same thing. Each will engage properly when you first install it, but after you drive the car for a while, the gears don't mess quite right and soon thereafter the starter starts chewing up the ring gear.

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  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    You probably have the starter 180 deg out, which puts the pinion too far away from the ring gear causing a mis-match. Either that or you don't have the proper shoulder studs in the bell housing that align the starter properly. If you only have bolts holding the starter on, then you need to manually move the starter in closer to the flywheel and thoroughly tighten the nuts.
  • Park_W
    Park_W Senior Contributor
    Did you have the starter converted to 12v? If not, that's aggravating the problem.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Very easy to leave out the speacial shoulder bolt used as a starter mount. As Geoff says it is critical in positioning the starter,
    Roger
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I attached a photo of the bolt. If you have one of these left over from last time you had the motor out - thats the problem,
    Roger
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