SBC starter HELP!! Watch Video, any help would be amazing!!

kushKrawlin · Dec 30, 2014

Here's the video.. Any help would be awesome fellas.. I'm thinking I may need to shim the starter, that it's going in to deep . I do have a shim that came with that starter to shim it back some, I also have tha shims that go on the block, also could clock it.. I just have no idea which one to do.. .. Grinding and spinning is driving me crazy..
Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/oAYQ-3cZzRs

throttlejunkie · Dec 30, 2014

You have to shim it, depending on which one you have you can change depth also. If you don't get it right soon you won't have a flex plate left, or teeth on your starter gear.

Jep72m · Dec 30, 2014

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Yep shims. You can buy a variety pack and try different thicknesses

bdillon2372 · Dec 30, 2014

Shims for sure, I've killed numerous flexplates and starter gears, not fun at all...starter gears not so bad, flexplate is a PAIN

kushKrawlin · Dec 30, 2014

Okay I'm going to use the circle shim that goes in front of the starter to pull it away from the flexplate correct? Are you guys talking about the shims for the gear mesh? I was thinking it's going way too deep. Thanks fellas!! Tryin to get ready to load up for choco. **** sucks.

zukimaster · Dec 30, 2014

Buy a starter for a late 90's Chevy truck, they are just like the mini starters you buy for race cars, they work so good and don't make any grinding sounds! I hate the old big style ones, they always seem to grind and sound shitty!

zukimaster · Dec 30, 2014

Dang, I didn't watch the video till after I wrote the 1st message, looks like you have a mini starter

June dog · Dec 30, 2014

zukimaster said:
Buy a starter for a late 90's Chevy truck, they are just like the mini starters you buy for race cars, they work so good and don't make any grinding sounds! I hate the old big style ones, they always seem to grind and sound shitty!

X2 . Mines from a 4.3 looks just a mini starter. Bolt it up and forget about it

throttlejunkie · Dec 30, 2014

The circle one is for the head correct, it controls dept front to back. The flat shims are for the bolt hole mounting area. That controls depth of the gear mesh, driver to passenger basically. They pull the starter down, and since the flex plate is round that creates the spacing. Also make sure you've got actual starter bolts, the shoulder on them have a little more beef which helps with centering the starter, you can also lossen the bolts and usually twist the body of it a small amount.

kushKrawlin · Dec 30, 2014

throttlejunkie said:
The circle one is for the head correct, it controls dept front to back. The flat shims are for the bolt hole mounting area. That controls depth of the gear mesh, driver to passenger basically. They pull the starter down, and since the flex plate is round that creates the spacing. Also make sure you've got actual starter bolts, the shoulder on them have a little more beef which helps with centering the starter, you can also lossen the bolts and usually twist the body of it a small amount.

Yes. Correct. I was thinki g the gear mesh was ok but it was to goin to far in. I'm bout to pull the starter off and see if I have tha internal shim in it.. Instructions say for the power master mini starter only use one of shim Inside. It's a circle ring that moves it away from the flexplate.. I have various shams for the block also, which would move the teeth away from the flexplate. Just not sure I need to use the ones on the block.. Loading up and going to Choco tomorrow so I gotta figure this **** out.