[6pack] starter or ring gear

[Todd Bermudez]

If the engine won't turn and you hear nothing but grinding, pull the starter and examine the ringgear thru the hole where the starter was. You'll see any potential issues on the ringgear. If you think it's the ringgear turn the engine by hand to a spot on the ring gear that looks good and install the starter. See if it grinds or what? 

Todd

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On Apr 26, 2010, at 11:05 AM, "oliver" <sumton at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

it's a high torque starter; not more than 2 years old.  but worth checking.

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From: "Navarrette, Vance" <vance.navarrette at intel.com>
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 9:12 AM
To: "oliver" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>; "'6 Pack list'" <6pack at autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: [6pack] starter or ring gear

Oliver:

How new is the starter? My inclination would be to do the starter first, just because it is so much easier than the ring gear. Besides, the starters seem to be the things that go first - couldn't tell you the last time someone had a problem caused by a bad ring gear.
Not saying that a ring gear can fail, but since it has no moving parts it seems to be the more reliable of the two.

Vance
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