bad day. fitted a new reco starter to my car yesterday and found that every second time the starter will not engage with the flywheel. talked to the mech who sold me the starter and he says judging by the damage to my other starter there is a definite problem with the flywheel. this got me thinking, since this problem is relatively new, and a little while before it started the car started shuddering in reverse when the clutch was not fully engaged, is it possible that the flywheel is fractionally off balance, and has over-time distorted to give the shudders and lack of engagement? i had the flywheel made from 1-piece solid turned metal by a guy who has been doing it for 30 years, if it is off balance would i be with in my rights to ask for a replacement? it is only 12 months old and has only done about 6thousand kays.
was the ring gear cut in or press fit ? Was it balanced ?
I had my flywheel balanced before it was put on.
Mmmm nah seriously doubt that the fly has gone out like that.
Clutches will shudder for a variety of reasons. Glazing and local hotspots are just two of 'em.
Im thinking along the lines that the ring gear is not placed far enough back (toward the g/box) on the fly originally to allow the starter pinion to
fully engage.
Only checking out the damaged starter pinion itself would confirm that.
Do you still have the old starter? if so take a closeup pix of the pinion teeth.
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when i showed the old starter to the guy i bought the reco off he seemed to think there was something wrong with the flywheel as ther was wear on the teeth to to indicate full engagement. i would have to check how the teeth were made, not sure of that, only know that the flywheel was made from scratch and thought that it was balanced when made. tazsuperbee, i had considered what you have said (it wouldnt surprise me if i had clutch problems) but if the flywheel was too far back (beside the fact that both myself and my mechanic checked the measurements, (my mechanic double checked it all once fitted) ) if it were too far back then surely the problem would have happened earlier then nearly 6000Ks, instead it happened rather suddenly, and more to the point, surely my new reco starter should be engaging a little, rather then not at all 2/3 times, as my old one engaged all the time until the teeth were ripped
was the bush for starter replaced v small circular hardened ring fits into g/box for pinion to ride in smoooothly
could it be the flywheel has come a bit loose? would knock a bit....
where does it fit? i have setup for an automatic starter so that there is no (end?) bearing. is there a ring that fits around the rim that the starter fits in, is that what you are saying?
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