It could have been dropped or damaged some way as to start a crack. Or, just a
faulty casting. There are some serious stresses applied when a starter kicks
in.
Best regards,
Fred Schroeder
'70 2000
SRL311-13359
TDROC
snyler wrote:
> John F Sandhoff wrote
>
> >Back home, I yank the starter and find THE NOSEPIECE MISSING. Just
> >had the tip of the armature shaft kinda hanging there! ARGGH! So now I
> >had a chunk of cast aluminum waiting to chuck itself into the clutch
> >assembly! The question: How to get it out?!!
> >
> >I tried fishing it out from the starter hole but no way could I even get a
> >look-see (using a fiberscope no less), let alone figure out how to snag it.
> >Boy, did I think about drilling my own 'inspection hole'!
>
> That would also explain the rough edges, especially if it was done while
> the car was on jackstands. When I got the flywheel inspected and
> resurfaced i picked up a nice burr to clean up the hole. What do you
> think let go to cause the nosepiece to fall in?
>
> -Marc
>
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