Starter problem
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Starter problem
The starter has been making a grinding sound when it starts the engine of my '74. I've cleaned all the terminals on the battery and the starter motor. Bought a new solenoid due the bakelite top cracking and it was only a little more expensive to buy the whole solenoid than to just buy the bakelite top. Anyway saw the post by patg86 'Do I have a bad stater solenoid?' This is exactly the noise my vet makes. sstocker31 replied with a video about shimming the starter. Had a look at the clearance and it was more than 1/8 inch. Took shims out and got it back to 1/8 inch. Now there is no grinding, but the starter won't stop turning the engine over even with the key turned off. Have to disconnect the battery to stop it. If I take the 'S' wire off the starter and turn the key I get 12.5v and it returns to 0 with in second of turning the key off. I presume its binding some how and is 1/8 inch to close?
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Teeth all there and in reasonable condition on the bendix and the flexplate. Is the 1/8 inch space between the flexplate and the bendix shaft the right distance or should it be larger
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