troym
Advanced Contributor
"'97, 5.7L, A1, 2bbl
Replaced starter about 2 years ago. The new starter was aftermarket but I thought it was an exact match. (Didn't shim it.)
Starter started making some grinding noise again. Pulled it out, the mounting bolts were slightly bent. Nothing visibly wrong with the starter, looked at the internal gears, no issues.
The flywheel, however, is missing teeth.
Obviosly need to pull the engine and replace the flywheel.
But before I do all that work I want to understand what caused the problem.
Should the starter have been shimmed? And how does one go about determining the thickness of shim needed?"
Replaced starter about 2 years ago. The new starter was aftermarket but I thought it was an exact match. (Didn't shim it.)
Starter started making some grinding noise again. Pulled it out, the mounting bolts were slightly bent. Nothing visibly wrong with the starter, looked at the internal gears, no issues.
The flywheel, however, is missing teeth.
Obviosly need to pull the engine and replace the flywheel.
But before I do all that work I want to understand what caused the problem.
Should the starter have been shimmed? And how does one go about determining the thickness of shim needed?"