Good morning, my original 53 GMC truck has on occasion not started right up
but grinds the starter drive gear on the flywheel....its a horrible sound
especially at a car show, its embearasing.so this weekend i took out the
starter and tried a different starter...with the same results...the drive
gear kinda hangs up on the flywheel sometimes and if you push harder it will
just grind gears..if i go turn the fan & belt a bit it will usually engage
properly...i put on a weaker pedal return spring so i have a better feel if
its engaged or not....can i take off the bottom flywheel cover and file the
flywheel teeth to try to clean up the mating area.the flywheel teeth have
quite a bit of chewing done to the face side .......or can the flywheel be
changed with out removing the engine.....the teeth on the starter look
good.....any better ideas?.....thanks Steve
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