Hi Richard,
What do you mean the tranny was only on loosely? I believe the starter bolts
to the bell housing which is part of the trans which if it's "loose" would
cause the starter to miss the flywheel, wouldn't it? Although I admit I
can't picture a loose tranny hanging there.
Anyway, the combination ring gear and starter is critical. When the starter
is engaged does the starter gear move towards the starter housing or away
from it? If the gear moves away from the housing (towards the back of the
car) you have to old style starter. The proper ring gear will be a
compression fit and the bevel will be facing the front of the car.
If the starter gear moves in towards the starter housing when engaged, then
the ring gear should be a bolt on and the bevel on the teeth will face the
rear of the car.
I'm pretty sure I got this right, if not I trust someone on the list will
correct me.
Bob
> After receiving very few replies to my quandry (GR
> starter not spinning flywheel), I decided to start
> some troubleshooting. I sort of had to wait anyway, as
> I only get to work for a couple hours, late into the
> evening.
>
> I pulled the tranny (it was only on loosely anyway)
> and took a close peak at how the starter is engaging
> the flywheel. Much to my horror, it (the starter) is
> hitting 1/8th to MAYBE 1/4 of an inch *inside* of the
> teeth of the flywheel. So, it was basically slamming
> the surface of the flywheel and would eventually catch
> a tooth and spin for a bit before binding up. Egads!
>
> Possible problems:
>
> 1. Flywheel is wrong. I had a pick of several
> flywheels from dad's garage and just picked the one in
> best shape without thinking one might be different
> from the other. Are they different, and is it this
> marginal? A flywheel that was just half an inch
> smaller in diameter would work.
>
> 2. Starter is wrong. This is a reconditioned starter
> from TRF, bought at 2002 winter sale. The only
> stamping on it is: REMAN notice, #16251 in upper left
> corner and 04001 right below. Spindle seems to be
> shooting out straight and true.
>
> 3. Engine mount is bent. Don't think so... everything
> looks as it should.
>
> SO, my plea goes to out the list again. If no
> responses show up, I will give TRF a buzz later this
> weekend. Guess I can still test the carbs and run some
> test wiring for dizzy, coil and all that in
> preparation of running in engine.
>
> HHmmm, just thought... maybe I need to widen engine
> mount to allow starter a bit more 'wiggle room'.
> NAAAH.
>
> Richard
> TS42099L
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