Thread: Model A Starter
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Old 04-24-2018, 05:14 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by MAG View Post
Add this as #6 to post 14.
In the last 2 years I have seen 3 or 4 cars with the starter ring gear pushed off the flywheel due to the heavy impact of the starter drive engaging the flywheel.

But, like so many other posted problems, this is not happen unless you have seen it or it happened to you. In my case, I caught it before it pushed the starter ring gear completely off the flywheel. Since then I have converted several starters to 12v.
I've seen that too. Tap the ring gear back in place and a few drops of Loctite 290 and all has been well for about 8 years now. EASY!
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