In a message dated 2/3/2009 11:29:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
fortee9er@yahoo.com writes:
and found that if I lined up the bolt holes the starter would hit the
scuttle or the frame rails. Is there a proper way to clock the starter so it
will
fit? In previous posts to the list some of you mentioned having to shim the
starter in order to get a proper fit. Couls you explain what exactly did you
shim and what was used as shims?
Thanks
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Jorge--
I have gear reduction starters fitted to my 100 and my wife's 3000. In both
cases I found that there was only one "clock" position that allowed
clearance of the engine and the toebox--it is close but should be there
somewhere.
I initially had to fit some shims (cut from suspension shims, but aluminum
cans work just fine) to my wife's car to get the gear to engage/disengage
cleanly but later found that the problem was due to the ring gear's having
become misaligned which ultimately required pulling the engine to fix, but
that's
a whole nother story.
Best--Michael Oritt
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