kossdust
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Ok I replaced the starter to my 98 Mazda b2500 Manual 4 cycl in march and it worked fine till about Nov.
I started having a grinding noise when starting. It stopped starting shortly after and I replaced the starter (the one I took of had the gear broken and wedge into the side of starter have pic can post later) Then the new starter had a small grinding sound but worked fine. It would only make the sound once in awhile so I assumed it was the flywheel with a few bad teeth at the one point where the last one went bad. It then stoped working on me so I pulled the starter to find the bendix moving freely . After replacing it I am having some trouble starting and grinding noise while starting. I think it is the flywheel that has been f'd
BTW all starters I have used has been NAPA ones
What do you guys think? I checked the fly each time and it never looked that bad. Also the bolts on the starter have been tight nor loose.
Should I use some shims?
I started having a grinding noise when starting. It stopped starting shortly after and I replaced the starter (the one I took of had the gear broken and wedge into the side of starter have pic can post later) Then the new starter had a small grinding sound but worked fine. It would only make the sound once in awhile so I assumed it was the flywheel with a few bad teeth at the one point where the last one went bad. It then stoped working on me so I pulled the starter to find the bendix moving freely . After replacing it I am having some trouble starting and grinding noise while starting. I think it is the flywheel that has been f'd
BTW all starters I have used has been NAPA ones
What do you guys think? I checked the fly each time and it never looked that bad. Also the bolts on the starter have been tight nor loose.
Should I use some shims?