Thread: Starter & Shims
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Old 02-06-2021, 07:47 PM   #2
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Re: Starter & Shims

The gap between the shaft and the flex plate doesn't matter. It's the gap between the gears when the bendix is engaged that you have to measure. You can try to get a screwdriver behind the starter gear to pull it out and then measure the gap.

Having said that, I've been working on Chevy and other GM brands for 45 years, and I've never needed to use starter shims.
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