Terry
Member
- Joined
- Sep 5, 2008
- Messages
- 614
- Reaction score
- 19
- Points
- 18
- Location
- Gardnerville, Nevada
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Size
- 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
I just finished doing a bunch of work to my truck that started when my starter ate my flywheel ring gear. I replace almost every seal, and all other wear parts as well as the clutch assembly and flywheel. My new starter sounded good at first, but then back to the same grinding issues. I have a idea what the problem is. I have read posts on here and just about every fix does not fix the issue. I am thinking that the plate between the motor and bell housing becomes out of flat where the starter goes over time. The starter gets put in and set where it sounds good. After a few cranks the starter moves back into the area where it is worn. I am going to check the thickness of the plate between the starter and bell housing and buy some material the same thickness. I will cut off the entire area of of the old plate and replace it with a new plate under the starter.