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Can a bad starter damage a flywheel?
A loose starter can knock teeth off the flywheel. A starter bendix can wear the teeth off the flywheel or make it doesn’t always engage properly. If it doesn’t disengage when the engine is running it can again ruin the teeth. yes a starter can damage the flywheel.
Why is my starter eating my flywheel?
Sounds like somehow the bolts got loosened, or the starter was removed for some reason and the shims were not installed between the starter and the block. If it’s removing metal from both the starter and the flywheel, it needs to be shimmed away from the starter. You can get these shims a any auto parts store.
What are the teeth on a flywheel for?
The flywheel has gear teeth around its perimeter that allow the starter motor to engage and crank the engine.
What are the signs of a cracked flywheel?
Symptoms of a bad flywheel
- Abnormal noise when starter motor is engaged.
- Rattling noise when depressing or releasing clutch.
- The clutch “grabs” when engaging.
- Car slips out of gear, going into neutral or another gear.
- Shaking or vibration felt through the clutch pedal or floor of the vehicle.
- Burning smell from clutch.
What does a cracked flywheel sound like?
Noise. The classic and most obvious symptom of a cracked flexplate involves the sound it makes while the engine is running. Descriptions of the sound include clanking, chirping and a light knocking. The reason for the sound involves the flexplate’s location and its function.
Is the flywheel part of the starter?
A starter ring gear is a part attached to an internal combustion engine that is part of the assembly which transfers the torque from the starter motor to the engine’s crankshaft, in order to start the engine. Starter ring gears are attached to either the flywheel or the flexplate of an engine.
What causes a flywheel to go bad?
This is often a direct result of a clutch that’s worn out. Allowing the clutch to slip will eventually cause the flywheel to wear out as well. If you continue to let it happen, the gear slippage will only get worse.