John F Sandhoff wrote
>Back home, I yank the starter and find THE NOSEPIECE MISSING. Just
>had the tip of the armature shaft kinda hanging there! ARGGH! So now I
>had a chunk of cast aluminum waiting to chuck itself into the clutch
>assembly! The question: How to get it out?!!
>
>I tried fishing it out from the starter hole but no way could I even get a
>look-see (using a fiberscope no less), let alone figure out how to snag it.
>Boy, did I think about drilling my own 'inspection hole'!
That would also explain the rough edges, especially if it was done while
the car was on jackstands. When I got the flywheel inspected and
resurfaced i picked up a nice burr to clean up the hole. What do you
think let go to cause the nosepiece to fall in?
-Marc
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