i have a 1979 Chevy K-5 Blazer with a 10in.lift on 35in.tires. I love this truck. I thought the starter was bad because it was just makin a whining sound, I took the starter off and noticed there were 2 teeth missing right where the starter was hitting it when it cranks over. What should i do ??? And ive heard the flywheel is a long pain in the *** to change. Whats my options ?thank you for takin time to read this .
2006-08-25 14:45:19 · 9 answers · asked by skoliosis 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
truth fully it does need to b replaced,,i own a repair shop,,and what it will do is keep eating the Bendix up on your starter,,and it will get worse,,i know its a good little job on that truck,,but it needs to be done,,it will continue to do damage to any starter you put on it,,eventually it will get more teeth gone off from it,,and it will ge to where you cant get it started,,good luck with it,,i hope this help,s.
2006-08-25 14:53:50 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, these answers seem accurate but not really experienced. The starter drive will be damaged. Bendix was the manufacturer years ago of parts on the starter. They are not made by Bendix anymore and if they were, it would still be called the starter drive. Now, the gears on your flywheel.....is this an automatic? Probably a 350 turbo or 400 turbo. It is the ring gear that is damaged. I personally have never had any damage from a worn ring gear, but it does happen from time to time. A new ring gear used to cost around 30 bucks and if you take it to a local welding shop they will charge you around 30 bucks for the work to swap them out. AFTER you pull the flywheel off of your engine.....NOW, put a very long bolt on each side of your bell housing when you take the 2 side bolts out. Drop the drive shafts, drop the starter, and take the rest of the bolts out of the bell housing. Now, slide the tranny back letting it ride on those long bolts. Now you should have just enough room to get your wrench up to the crankshaft bolts and get the starter out. Those long bolts need to be about 8 inches long. All-thread will work. Good luck.
2006-08-25 15:45:18 · answer #2 · answered by jeff s 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. If the starter is replaced, however the flywheel is lacking the teeth, there are 2 opportunities: a million. The engine will turn until the hollow interior the the teeth sequence hits the starter pinion, and it will chew up the starter pinion very quickly, and perhaps even knock off yet another the teeth from the flywheel. you would be suited lower back the place you began. 2. The engine will end with the hollow suited over the starter pinion, without the teeth eye-catching. the subsequent time you attempt to start up the engine, the starter will spin freely and don't something.
2016-12-17 17:22:38 · answer #3 · answered by dotel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replacing the flywheel if you remove the starter is not that hard, and yeah, you need to replace it. It's just going to get worse.
2006-08-25 14:53:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, it needs to be replaced. besides not being able to start the truck, you now have an unbalanced flywheel attached to the crank! it's not that hard to do....if it was a S10 blazer it would be. but the full size has plenty of room to get in there and work
2006-08-25 14:55:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep change the flywheel or buy a bunch of starters
2006-08-25 15:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by dawnee_babe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would replace the teeth on the flywheel. You can do this instead of replaceing the flywheel
2006-08-25 14:51:42 · answer #7 · answered by Josh S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah you should unless you want to keep eating up starter, and then eventually it wont turn over at all.
It actually is not as hard as you think with the proper tools and a lift
2006-08-25 14:47:26 · answer #8 · answered by Magikmann 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, has to be replaced. The transmission has to come out to do it.
2006-08-25 14:51:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋