Bob, It's probably the starter cylinoid or the ring gear. Does the
starter ever grid when engaging the fly wheel? Do you have to rock the
car back and forth to get the starter in engage? If so, it might be your
ring gear. The best way to tell is to remove the starter. If the ring
gears teeth are worn and chipped that is probably your problem. It is
also possible the ring gear is backing away from the front of the fly
wheel. If this is the case the starter can't engage the ring gear and
would just spin. I had this happen on my TR6. I think the same thing can
happen on the 4's and 3's also.
Bob wrote:
> How can I tell if my flywheel ring gear is worn? My starter does
> occasionally freespin, but I don't know if it's the starter or ring
> gear.
> Bob Mc
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