jonalman

i have a 93 mustang that i just bought a new starter for. i intstalled the starter, and tried to start the car. all the starter did was grind its teeth on the flywheel. i took the starter out, and looked at the teeth on it and they looked worn. i really dont understand what could be the problem considering the starter bolts right up to the bellhousing, and there shouldnt be misalignment on the starter and the flywheel. i am really lost here, does anyone have any ideas on what this could be?

Cobra77

Flywheel? Was the old starter you replaced having the same problem?

jonalman

no, the old starter was not having the same problems

HACKGT350

could be the wrong starter i went to get an xs torque from powermasters and they sent me the wrong one so it didnt engage the flywheel

jonalman

yea, i really dont think i have the wrong starter. i could have the wrong starter, but could there be anything else wrong? my car was originally an automatic, and i swapped it to a 5 speed. i replaced everything. there is a plate that is between the bellhousing and the and the block. this plate is also sandwiched between the the bellhousing and the starter. is there a plate like this on a factory 5 liter with a t-5? would this plate affect anything?

HACKGT350

yeah that plate is suposed to be there it keeps your clutch clean and all that nasty sh*t from the road out of there

ACE

Sounds like you have the wrong starter and that plate is suppose to be there.