1970 Ford F-100 Repair Question
Starter grinding on fly wheel
Answer
EVEN A BRAND NEW PART CAN BE BAD!
CLEAN CONNECTIONS FROM THE BATTERY TO THE SOLENOID TO THE STARTER CAN PLAY A PART IN IT THROWING IN WELL
ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT STARTER?
SAME TOOTH COUNT?
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOUR ENGINE SIZE IS--AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL TRANNY
I JUST SORTA GRABBED THIS--302 W/ AUTOMATIC....READ THIS ONE
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_starter-worldwide_5220092-p?searchTerm=starter
HERE'S THE OTHER CHOICES AVAILABLE AT THIS STORE---ALWAYS INSURE IT SAYS "EXACT FIT FOR YOUR...."
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PartSearchCmd?storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&pageId=partTypeList&suggestion=&actionSrc=Suggest&langId=-1&searchTerm=starter&vehicleIdSearch=34828&searchedFrom=header
I HAVE SEEN THE PARTS GUYS GIVE PARTS THAT WILL FIT, BUT IS NOT CORRECT FOR THE APPLICATION
THE MEDIC
i loosened the bolts on starter and took a leverage bar and pried up on the starter and it moved up almost 1/2 inch and then tightened bolts back down and works fine now. the bolt holes on the starter were bigger than bolt allowing starter to drop approximatly 1/2 inch away from fly wheel.
ROGER
BEST REMEMBER THAT NEXT TIME, IF YOU TAKE THE STARTER OFF
GOOD LUCK
THE MEDIC