On the TR-6 engine the ring gear and the flywheel are two separate pieces
which are held together solely with an interference fit. After enough
starts (100,000 miles maybe?) the cumulative force of the starter pinion
hitting the ring gear will push the ring gear back far enough to make
engagement difficult or impossible. Shimming the starter will make the
problem worse, and replacing the starter motor may help for a little while
but not for long.
You could try one of the new gear reduction starters (try TSI or BPNW)
and see if the starter pinion moves out farther than the Lucas design or
you could mill the face of the starter motor so that it sticks further into
the bellhousing. The best solution is take the flywheel off and push the
ring gear back into position
-Erik
At 12:25 PM 3/19/2001 -0500, R. Ashford Little II wrote:
>I recently purchased a 1970 TR6 that has an occasional problem starting.
>Here is the symptom: when trying to start the car the starter attempts to
>engage but does not. The starter was replaced recently due to the same
>symptoms by the PO. The car has never failed to start, but I certainly want
>to get to the bottom of the problem. Here is another added related
>question: when I picked up the car, the PO gave me what looks like a metal
>gasket that fits between the starter and the engine; not sure how he
>happened to have it. Would this gasket relieve my problem.
>
>I asked a buddy who knows a little about cars (not LBC's) and he indicated
>that the starter was most likely engaging too far and when it hits the
>flywheel it jumps back or resets.
--
Erik Quackenbush, V.P. Operations, Midwest Filter Corporation
1-847-680-0566 fax: 1-847-680-0832 http://www.midwestfilter.com
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