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Old 07-04-2010, 09:32 AM   #15
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The fact is was grinding at one point is not good, that can do permanent damage to the flywheel and if the teeth on the flywheel get damaged it could wreck a new starter. If you take it in to be fixed, it would be a good idea to mention that to the mechanics that are working on it so they can visibly check the flywheel as well.[/QUOTE]
This is what worries me as the grinding had been going on for a while although some times it did not make the grinding noise. Is it possible that the starter teeth were not linning up with the teeth on the flywheel and stripping them. I only hope they made the starter gears are of a softer metal. That may be the only thing that will save me the trouble of replacing the fly wheel. Is that a big job and do they have to pull the engine?
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