No I did not, it still is the same starter as how I bought the car. But the grinding sound has always been there from start.
Flexplate grinding the starter, help!
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I am not sure if the 302 came off an automatic or not. I will check tonight the serial nr of the C4. Seems to be original.
Meanwhile here are some pictures of the starter. The flexplate is a 157 teeth and brand new. It is correctly mounted with the spacerplate on the right side. 28 oz type balance weight.Torq convertor also correctly installed with the drainplugs through the holes.
Here are some pics of the starter. I cannot see any serial nrs on it.
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Meanwhile here are some pictures of the starter. The flexplate is a 157 teeth and brand new. It is correctly mounted with the spacerplate on the right side. 28 oz type balance weight.Torq convertor also correctly installed with the drainplugs through the holes.
Here are some pics of the starter. I cannot see any serial nrs on it.
We found the cause. We disasembled the starter and found out that the pin that holds the mechanism that engages the starter was not in. Meaning that after starting the axle was not put completely back in the housing. The pin was swimming around somewhere in the starter housing. The cause of that was that the cap which holds the pin was dented and coud not hold the pin in place. We dented out the cap, put the pin back in. Then installed the starter again. Noise was gone, problem solved.
Here is a pic of the starter, you can see the pin is gone. That caused the small wheel with the teeth not to draw back completely in the housing. And the flexplate was grinding that part.
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Here is a pic of the starter, you can see the pin is gone. That caused the small wheel with the teeth not to draw back completely in the housing. And the flexplate was grinding that part.
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