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350 chevy starter problems I have been searching through the posts and found the best answer was to get a brand new, not remanufactured, starter. I had the same grinding, clicking problems. I put shims inside and outside, both sides, and could not get it to line up right.
Starter Grinding Problems Hey guys, Been reading the forum and all the great advice you have been offering regarding the GM 350 Starter grinding problems. Well, this is what worked for me finally, after months of disappointments: 1. Bought the expensive GM starter mounting bolts with the built in washers 2.
In most cases a starter brace isn`t used either. Starter braces mount to the rear of the starter and bolt to the block. This also aides in helping the starter not to move. However, I`ve learned on small blocks with 10:1 compression and lower is fine without the brace, if compression is over that mark it needs one.
So as long as you have the straight across bolt holes in your block you can use an aftermarket starter that uses those holes w/the 168 tooth flex. If you choose to use a traditional Chevy starter, get one that has the staggered mounting holes in the nose. More on starters here.
Installing the new 9th starter, I cleaned the bolts up well. Next I cleaned the mounting surface. Then I Installed the starter. Got out my torque wrench and torqued the bolts to 40 ft lbs. It never grinded or binded again. While installing a starter brace is a good idea, Doing it as I just suggested works well too. When you go to start the vehicle.
Hello, I have a 1970 Chevy 350 in my Jeep, with a 168 tooth flex plate, and a stock starter with a 9 tooth pinion. My problem is that even with no shims, the pinion gear teeth barely touch the flywheel teeth. The drive is extending fully, and the gears line up fine. The bushing in the starter is new.
chevy small block stock 350. kinda hard to explain. The starter gear just will not start to mesh into the flexplate. Shimming doesn't help at all. I can force it to mesh and once meshed in it's free. Then as pull it out it binds up at about mid point on the flexplate and has to be forces.
So my 1974 350 chevy has had really bad luck with starters. Remanufactured, brand new from 2 different stores. They seem like none fit right on the truck. Currently the starter will turn over very slowly if the truck has been recently running.
A mini starter has much less travel and, therefore, needs a much closer distance to the ring gear. If using a mini starter you'll need about .060" distance from the drive gear to the ring gear. When meshed, ( pulling out the drive gear and meshing with the ring gear ) you'll want about .040" clearance between the valleys and crowns of the teeth ...
Your basic 350 small. I currently have a 168 tooth flexplate, using the bosch aftermarket starter it a staggered bolt pattern and that's what the parts book calls for regarding 79 camaro blocks. Yet the block itself is equiped with that 3rd VACANT hole for straight pattern starter use.