New high torq starter - not extending and engaging, Fixable or replace Options

[echocanyons]

I had a new high torq starter installed recently.
It seemed to be working fine until today.

It spins fine, it just doesn’t seem like it extends a engages with the flywheel.

It was installed by a team who knows these cars well and had worked
until today. I don’t think the install was an issue.

Is there a way to fix this?

[brant]

also for those that may not know...
the ebay knock offs a few years ago... were machined wrong.
they required a spacer be installed when the starter was mounted... because the Pinion was "throwing too far" and only engaging the last half of the tooth on the starter gear...

I have replaced a buddy's flywheel on a -6
we found half of the starter gear teeth worn off... causing the pinion to just spin and not engage... destroyed the flywheel and required new.

the spacer lined the pinion throw up correctly with the ring teeth.

the IMI-high torque never had this problem
I have one in my -6 that is 20 years old now.
it was only a batch of the ebay knock offs that had this problem
I'm not saying this is your problem... just one that I have seen in the past.


you should be able to pull the starter and use a flashlight to inspect the starter gear on the flywheel. harder to see the back side of those teeth... but you will feel it with your finger if there is a problem. Multiple threads on this site about 10 years ago outlining the problem


brant