BayAreaZT Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 I am getting a terrible grinding sound when I try and start my car. Once the car is started the car sounds fine. Is this due to a bad starter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 Yes.. take it off and inspect the starter gear teeth and the flywheel gear teeth. The starter gear is not engaging correctly and I have always found it prudent to change the starter before you have to change the flywheel too..The starter solenoid is probably not engaging or kicking in the starter gear all the way. I found it as about cheap to get a rebuilt starter than buy a new starter solenod which may not solve the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLKMGK Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 I started with a stock GM LT1 starter, it ground. I tried shims, I tried taking it to a really good mechanic, no dice. I switched to a nice mini-starter from Jegs, starts twice as fast and hasn't ground since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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