Starter shimming question?
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Starter shimming question?
The teeth on my flywheel are little chewed up and I suspect I need to have the starter gear mesh deeper into the flywheel teeth.
How should I postion the shim(s) to bring the starter closer to the flywheel? I have the flat long type purchased from the auto store in various thickness. I suppose I can cut them in half if I only need to shim one side or simply use a washer?
I really didn't want to do trial and error since the flywheel is on it's way out.
Thanks in advance. Tom
How should I postion the shim(s) to bring the starter closer to the flywheel? I have the flat long type purchased from the auto store in various thickness. I suppose I can cut them in half if I only need to shim one side or simply use a washer?
I really didn't want to do trial and error since the flywheel is on it's way out.
Thanks in advance. Tom
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
if you want the starter closer to the fly wheel don't use any shims.....why not just measure the gap between gears with a wire type spark plug feeler gauge and get it to the mesurement that the starter calls for?
