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 Posted: 01-17-2007 10:17 pm
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Greg Fletcher



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 It's looks about right to me, but I don't have an old flywheel nearby to confirm either. You didn't say what the problem was, so I'll assume you have an intermittent starting problem?

Typically what happens is that the ring gear get pushed slightly backward over the years (there's no shoulder for it to press against- what a lame design) so it's out of position in one spot. This could be hard to see without actually removing it. Whenever that spot meets the starter, the problem arises. When the problem first occurs it may be weeks or months before you see it again and as time goes on it becomes more frequent. Good idea to have the ring gear spot welded to the flywheel if doing a clutch or engine job. That's an annoying repair on its own!

Have you checked out the starter solenoid? That tends to be the first thing that fails with the starter.