Electrical jeep eating starter gears
curlygrooms
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Jeep eating starter gears. replaced clutch and flywheel, no help.
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Electrical jeep eating starter gears
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TSB8C
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- 1984 CJ7, 420 HP "ZZ6 EFI" Crate engine, 700R4, D300, Dana30 front, Dana489 rear, 4.56 gears, 4" lift
What engine? On some AMC engines a worn wire ring on the end of the starter shaft could be letting the starter gear go in too far against the flywheel. Another possibility is whether your engine is missing the alignment one or both bushings between the tranny bell housing and the engine. They are located at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions. Not very thick, but enough to throw off the bell housing alignment if they're missing.
Armyvet25
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Corroded wires to the starter, mainly it's power from the battery, can cause low voltage and not engage as smooth or strong as should, bellhousing alignment as mentioned, and finally, crappy starters, Chinese makes everything as the US has decided to make almost nothing, so look for a good quality starter or reman and listen for any unusual sounds when first installed as well during engagement, even pull the coil wire and listen to the starter a couple times.