10 tooth gear on starter

[UpStandingMember]

My starter is really loud when I start my truck, and I read that I should change my 9 tooth pinion to a 10 tooth pinion. Well I went to Advanced Auto this morning and no luck there. I've been looking on the internet for three hours and still no luck. But I have seen some Permanent Magnet Gear Reduction (PMGR) starters. So Now I have a couple of questions.

1) Has any one bought a 10 tooth pinion for their starter? If so, do you have a part number of it?

2) Would one of these newer PMGR starters work on my truck? And which one?

My 1983 Ranger has a 2.8L V6 from a 1984 Ranger. My 83 used to have a 2.3L 4banger with a 4 speed manual transmission. It still has the manual transmission, I just changed the engines.

I have shopped for a PMGR starter for a 2.8L motor, but can't find one. I've found some for the 2.0L, 2.3L, 2.5L, 2.9L, 3.0L, and the 4.0L engines.

I would rather just change the gears and keep the same starter in my truck.

Thank you for any help.


Or could I order a gear for the PMGR starter and install it (the gear) on my old Mod II starter?

 

[straycat]

Check your flywheel for any signs of trouble. Maybe a shim will help it? If it is a starter I would just buy a new one and be done with it. I have never had a starter go out on me before on any cars or trucks.

 

[UpStandingMember]

The starter if fine. It's just loud when I start the truck. I read where after a while, the starter might go out on me because of the gears having 9 teeth instead of 10.

I was thinking it'd kind of suck if I were out some place, and the starter goes out on me. I was just thinking of preventive maintenance.

 

[AllanD]

IF you want a Permenant Magnet, Gear Reduction starter for a 2.8 the one you must use is the one for a 4.0 with an automatic transmission

The one for a 4.0 with a manual trans is different (the flywheel ring gear is closer to the
engine block on a 4.0 manual flywheel)

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[UpStandingMember]

IF you want a Permenant Magnet, Gear Reduction starter for a 2.8 the one you must use is the one for a 4.0 with an automatic transmission

The one for a 4.0 with a manual trans is different (the flywheel ring gear is closer to the
engine block on a 4.0 manual flywheel)

AD

Thank you, I wasn't sure which one, IF I had to buy one.

 

[06RangerXLT]

if your starter is grinding on start up, your holding the key too long after it fires.

 

[UpStandingMember]

if your starter is grinding on start up, your holding the key too long after it fires.

LMAO Thanks, that was funny.

 

[adsm08]

Check your flywheel for any signs of trouble. Maybe a shim will help it? If it is a starter I would just buy a new one and be done with it. I have never had a starter go out on me before on any cars or trucks.

I had one go out on me just today.

I pulled one in to replace the rad and somewhere between start and finish the starter decided it wanted to die.

 

[UpStandingMember]

This is what I was talking about.

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34430

I was just wondering if anyone knew what part number the ten tooth gear would be.

Thank you.

 

[holyford86]

Any good rebuilder should be able to swap your bendix out for the one you need for minimal cost

 

[UpStandingMember]

Yup, thank you. The closest guy I found is in Orwell, Vt. I'm in Ticonderoga. I'll be going over there next week.

Thanks again!

 

[holyford86]

Yup, thank you. The closest guy I found is in Orwell, Vt. I'm in Ticonderoga. I'll be going over there next week.

Thanks again!

well, hello from the other end of the lake, and glad to help.

 

[Kevin Evans]

Hate to bump an old thread, but for anyone wondering, switching to the 10 tooth gear totally worked for me. I was having really bad grinding issues with a refurb starter from autozone. I bought a gear for an 86 Escort 1.9L.

Bought it here (SD386): http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?carcode=1118922&parttype=4172

Seems to work fine now.