What I was driving at (and seemed to miss) was that some starters are
rather precisely located, and some are not. The Spitfire starter is
rather precisely located. Thought it was via studs, but I guess it's
via the spacer.
Others, like my Volvo or Mercury starters, are not precisely located.
They require the use of shims in order to get the starter location
right. If you skip setting the shims when installing the starter on
these engines, you get a good chance at having a starter that either
binds in the flywheel, or grinds the tip of the teeth off.
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