How does a brand new flywheel have a bad ring gear? You sure you have the starter shimmed properly? You sure it's the correct starter for the tooth count?
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Re: Keith...ring gear
...but this one's a simple big block chevy, right?
(have you ever fixed one that was put on backwards?)
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Re: Keith...ring gear
Hmmm Here's the deal...
It's a brand new starter for a Big Block... but it also fits a small block?
It's got both bolt patterns on it... obviously the big Block takes the offset bolts...
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So... who freaking knows... it sounded great for the first few times it ran... never had an issue... of any kind... Then it kind of Clicked... and hit the big Zing a couple of times.... next thing I know it won't turn over Squat...
and the ring gear is totally trashed... ( in once place for about 4 inches ) But I should be able to tell you more this afternoon as I take the motor back out...
Keith
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Re: Keith...ring gear
tooth count mismatch on chevys makes it off by 3/4", so that's not the issue.
I've seen flywheels on backwards, I've seen starters need to be shimmed quite a bit in both directions, I've seen defective starters, and some engines are built wrong and won't turn!
Sounds like a new flywheel is needed, and maybe a new starter, and carefull checking of the clearance.
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good point, the 454 takes a 454 flywheel, did they change them on the newer gen engines?
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Re: Keith...ring gear
Originally posted by squirreltooth count mismatch on chevys makes it off by 3/4", so that's not the issue.
I've seen flywheels on backwards, I've seen starters need to be shimmed quite a bit in both directions, I've seen defective starters, and some engines are built wrong and won't turn!
Sounds like a new flywheel is needed, and maybe a new starter, and carefull checking of the clearance.
Which I should have clairified.
Sorry.
Ditto on the shimming. I try to use my local Car Quest, they virtually promised me no shimming issues, ever. They use only new cases.
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Re: Keith...ring gear
I think the starter gear is hardened, the flywheel teeth are not (or not as much)
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