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02-07-2021, 11:22 AM | #1 |
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Location: Cypress, TX
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Re: Starter & Shims
A while back I had posted on Nextdoor.com that I would like to find a shade tree mechanic who can do the mechanical stuff that I can't figure out on my 1969 Chevy Truck. I received several return posts and recommendations for people and one is a retired Chevrolet dealership mechanic. I've taken my truck over to him on several occasions. He heard my truck start up and said the sound is not right and it needs to be looked at. I left it with him for an afternoon and he did several jobs on it, including shimming the starter. It sounds completely different now, much more pleasant cranking sound.
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02-07-2021, 02:28 PM | #2 |
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Location: Sugar Hill GA
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Re: Starter & Shims
I used this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3opHN1u9CCE to shim my starter, worked perfectly.
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02-07-2021, 02:44 PM | #3 | |
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Location: Kyle, Texas
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Re: Starter & Shims
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I think I most definitely have the paperclip thing down now with my GM (but not a real GM) starter.
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02-07-2021, 03:20 PM | #4 |
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Re: Starter & Shims
I don't have a MSD starter either. But the method is the same for any starter.
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