Starter shims measurment

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Scarab155

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Grump:

I'm replacing the 42 year old stock Delco starter/solenoid on my 1967 Cutlass 442 400 cu.in engine with a PowerMaster replacement. Not the mini miodel, just their standard replacement. The starter has a bunch of shims with it. There were no shims on the old starter. How do I determnine if I need shims and where do I measure ?
Thanks Craig
 
Scarab155 said:
Grump:

I'm replacing the 42 year old stock Delco starter/solenoid on my 1967 Cutlass 442 400 cu.in engine with a PowerMaster replacement. Not the mini miodel, just their standard replacement. The starter has a bunch of shims with it. There were no shims on the old starter. How do I determnine if I need shims and where do I measure ?
Thanks Craig
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basically use a drill bit before its extended or place a paper clip between the meshed gears
http://garage.grumpysperformance.co...he-daily-driver-1999-chevy-tahoe.15081/page-2
read thru these
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance- ... Id=1359671
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Grump:

Your picture came through this time around and I went to the links you provided... Super -- I'm prinitng them out and I'll be shimming that starter properly !!

Thanks... you really help when us wannabe ace mechanics are restoing our cars !!

Craig
 
If your starter is like mine, you put a shim close to the engine to space the bendix gear farther away from the flywheel and on the outboard side to bring the gear closer to the flywheel. The instructions I had said to get it to where you could just get a large straightened out paper clip in the space between the valley in the flywheel teeth and the end of the tooth on the starter bendix. That way you have it tight enough not to damage the teeth and loose enough so as not to whine or hang up after the engine starts.
 
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