Starter shims autozone

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Discussion in ' Technical ' started by inline6 , Mar 18, Log in or Sign up. Vehicle: 70 Maverick 2 dr. Chuck to my knowledge there is no difference in starters between a manual or auto tranny. It sounds like your starter gear is not meshing with the flywheel.

Starter shims autozone

Register or Log In To remove these advertisements. Web chevytrucks. Possible starter problem.. I had my mom run down and get me another. At what point does it become harfmul to use too many shims? See Them Here. I dont think there can be too many as long as you can still bolt it up tight and it engauges the flywheel flexplate. But then again I may be wrong I havent had to mess with starter shims before. Shim it to where you don't have any noise when starting. Too loose will cause a whining noise and that means it is actually wearing out the starter gear and to a lesser extent the flywheel, but the flywheel is stronger so you will actually go thru numerous starter gears before a flywheel. Too tight will cause a "clunk" sounds during starter engagement. This will wear out the Bendix in the starter that actually throws the gear into the flywheel. Undershimming is rather easy to diagnose but over shimming may be harder to notice if it is near the brink of too much.

I'll try again tomorrow, maybe I can find something in the ole tool box that will work, starter shims autozone. Will try and hit up the JY Sunday as its my only day off. The poop.

Thread Tools. Received 1 Like on 1 Post. Ive been having a problem with my starter for a while. Sometimes it engages normally and sometimes it grinds on the flywheel cause it doesnt engage fully. I found out that the whole starter was loose because the threads in the tranny for one bolt were messed up so I rethreaded it and put it back on nice and tight. I am assuming that the starter is supposed to be spaced away from the tranny a little bit. View Public Profile.

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Starter shims autozone

Raise your hands if the grinding noise that screams in your ear when you try to start your car pisses you off? But with starter shims, you can get rid of the grinding noise and even end the reign that makes it difficult for you to start your car. Every time you hit the starter, the noise could hit the atmosphere and go on for a while till your car starts. However, when your car refuses to start, another problem could be responsible for it. So, before you assume that the starter shim is why your car refuses to start, you should consult your mechanic first.

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Does investing in tire mounting equipment actually save money? I thought it was the battery cables and the battery itself. Try Our Other Magazine. At what point does it become harfmul to use too many shims? Mine will grind and I have to try it in neutral or rock it a bit in park then it will engage. After a long conversation with the AZ manager, I return both brand new starters and urge him to alert the manufacturer. I would like to know how to cure this as well sounds like we have the same problem. Something I've noticed that may be the cause of the grinding.. So I said screw them and went with an autozone starter, been fine for years now. There have been other posts suggesting that the starters for automatic transmissions have a different nose cone allowing the starter gear to reach out farther. Remember Me? That's good info. The more shims you install, the more chance you run of the the starter "rocking" while turning the engine and bending your bolts or cracking the bolt holes in the block even with the front brace installed.

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That looks like the sort of temporary fix that was needed in a real pinch, and it just worked for a few years. I'm questioning whether there is a different starter that I should be using since I have a manual transmission. You might be on to something krewat. All times are GMT The time now is AM. Follow us on. The only starters I can get are the remanufactured ones. All times are GMT I shimmed mine while the exhaust was off and just used washers. Make sure you tighten starter every time you put a different thickness in. The following errors occurred with your submission. This thing has been torn apart 3 times now, and nothing is missing so I'm at a loss, next up is the scrap yard, I'm sick and tired of throwing money at something that can't start on its own power more often than not.