Re: '46 starter

Posted by Gary On 2014/3/27 6:13:03

How about crankshaft end play? If the thrust bearing is worn too much perhaps it is allowing the flywheel to move too far forward and contact the starter housing or bendix. I've seen this occur on two different occasions where engines ran like clockwork but had worn thrust bearings. You can check it by simply pulling, pushing or prying on the crank pulley to see how much lateral movement the engine has. I couldn't afford to perform a permanent fix at the time but substituded with a temporary fix by fabricating about a .060 thousandths spacer plate to go between the starter and bell housing.