Starter sounds like it disengaging early?

« **on:** June 19, 2014, 12:23:22 PM »

So trying to get this thing fired up and starter keeps slipping. Please tell me its not possible to put fly wheel on wrong? It catches for a minute then just starts grinding. When i turn engine over by hand it will catch again for a second.

« **Reply #1 on:** June 19, 2014, 12:43:47 PM »

So i just noticed my starter is not flush against bell housing for sum reason?

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« **Reply #2 on:** June 19, 2014, 01:04:23 PM »

Heres a pic of what im dealing with

« **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2014, 01:39:45 PM »

Is there special bolts i need to use that pushes it against the bell housing besides these?

« **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:03:37 PM »

I had same problem. I would retighten and it would crank fine till it loosed up and it would grind nasty. Turns out I had a regular hardware store bolt. You NEED the actual starter bolts. They are knurled bolts.

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« **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:07:39 PM »

Yeah go to pep boys and buy starter bolts where your bolt is smooth a starter bolt is knurled and creates a tighter fit in the hole to keep the starter centered

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« **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:08:54 PM »

There is bolts designed just for starters you can buy than any auto parts stores in some cases there's a bracket that goes on the front of the starter to keep it from moving around my boat used to always do this No be afraid to tighten them down. The correct bolts that is don't no what grade bolt you have now

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« **Reply #7 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:18:01 PM »

Sweeet i thought so....will this bolt also push starter flush against bell housing were i assume starter should be?

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« **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:33:49 PM »

For sure..thanks all, on my to auto parts store now

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« **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2014, 02:36:46 PM »

Quote from: ka0tyk on June 19, 2014, 02:29:35 PM

your starter isnt fully in the bellhousing hole. fix it before you break teeth off your flywheel...

hey you still have those fenders?

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« **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:28:51 PM »

Even with new bolts i couldnt get rid of gap between starter and bell housing ....does everyone with this setup hav this gap?

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« **Reply #11 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:30:09 PM »

This gap

« **Reply #12 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:34:38 PM »

Does the starter in gage the flywheel OK or is it still grinding? Don't worry about that gap it's nothing only thing that matters is how the teeth are ingaging from the starter to the flywheel

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« **Reply #13 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:46:33 PM »

Ok cool on the gap part but dam thing still grabs at first then lets go.

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« **Reply #14 on:** June 19, 2014, 03:50:02 PM »

You think i might need a new fly wheel? Theres a acouple teeth in a row that the edges are worn down not to bad tho... it seems like those lil bit of teeth wouldnt make that big of a deal? But wat do i kno...so frustrating lol

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« **Reply #15 on:** June 19, 2014, 04:38:58 PM »

You might want to try and shim it run down to the auto parts store and tell them you need some Chevy starter shims they'll know what you want stick one in and see what happens

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« **Reply #16 on:** June 19, 2014, 04:40:05 PM »

The shim goes between the starter and the block so the teeth won't engage so deeply to each other

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« **Reply #17 on:** June 19, 2014, 04:57:51 PM »

Shims ok ill try anything at this point.... also wen i took starter off too check fly wheel....it appeared to be barely grabbing the tips of the teeth... also looked at starter teeth and are the starter teeth suppose to be cut at an angle?

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« **Reply #18 on:** June 19, 2014, 05:42:53 PM »

Thats how far starter goes in this view is from inside bell housing....does that look rite?

« **Reply #19 on:** June 19, 2014, 05:55:33 PM »

You could try putting some paint on there and see how far there ingaging you may have to try a different starter

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« **Reply #20 on:** June 19, 2014, 06:14:02 PM »

Paint? Im about to go grab shims...how many do i put u think? Cums with 4 in a pack.

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« **Reply #21 on:** June 19, 2014, 06:27:44 PM »

So paint on the starter i take it? Then were starter hits fly wheel that should leave a mark correcto?

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« **Reply #22 on:** June 19, 2014, 06:58:05 PM »

Put a mark on the fly wheel and see if it does it in the same spot. Sounds like a flat spott

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« **Reply #23 on:** June 19, 2014, 06:58:36 PM »

Tried the shims and they made it worse ...think i just might hav try new starter so much for $150 starters prob the cheaper ones work better. Lol

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« **Reply #24 on:** June 19, 2014, 07:01:22 PM »

Starters are to expensive but sounds like the flywheel

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