Starter hitting the flexplate (ocasionally)
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2017
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From: Cool Northern Michigan
I bet over half the Vettes don't have the starter bracket.
People get lazy and don't reinstall.
Mine was missing too. Found a used one on EBay for a song.
The bracket takes a huge amount of stress off the bolts.
Power Masters are completely manufactured and assembled in a 147,000 sq ft facility near West Chicago. Its good stuff.
People get lazy and don't reinstall.
Mine was missing too. Found a used one on EBay for a song.
The bracket takes a huge amount of stress off the bolts.
Power Masters are completely manufactured and assembled in a 147,000 sq ft facility near West Chicago. Its good stuff.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2015
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Check the end play on the crankshaft by prying the flex plate away from the back of the engine, and then back towards, and see how much it moves. Too much end play could definitely cause the ring gear to hit the starter especially with an automatic trans because the converter is always pushing the crank forward.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2017
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From: Cool Northern Michigan
Should be, (or should not be) a small threaded hole in the block for the bracket.
The used one I bought off EBay had a slot on the bottom for any adjustment or play.
That bracket is not only a starter support, but also a helpful, additional GRD.
The used one I bought off EBay had a slot on the bottom for any adjustment or play.
That bracket is not only a starter support, but also a helpful, additional GRD.
