DSMDirkah
15+ Year Contributor
- 158
- 3
- Oct 22, 2005
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Stoneville,
North_Carolina
Here is the setup :
95 Talon
JDM AWD Automatic
7 bolt engine
Automatic starter plate (USDM)
When the starter is engaged, it will spin freely or grind on flywheel (torque converter). I have used all the parts that came with the JDM swap to include:
-Starter
-Flex plate
-Torque converter
I have tried another AWD Automatic starter and it does the same. I bench tested both starters and they both look good out of the car (The starter gear completely travels to the top). I rebuilt the engine at the same time so the engine and tranny were mated out of the car. When I did this, I made sure the the TC was seated in properly and it seemed fine.
Has anyone had a problem like this? Maybe I have 2 bad starters (unlikely). Any help with this is greatly appreciated as I am now stumped. I think that there is definitely an alignment issue, but it doesn't make sense that both bolts go through the transmission as they should and I am using the correct starter plate. Thanks
95 Talon
JDM AWD Automatic
7 bolt engine
Automatic starter plate (USDM)
When the starter is engaged, it will spin freely or grind on flywheel (torque converter). I have used all the parts that came with the JDM swap to include:
-Starter
-Flex plate
-Torque converter
I have tried another AWD Automatic starter and it does the same. I bench tested both starters and they both look good out of the car (The starter gear completely travels to the top). I rebuilt the engine at the same time so the engine and tranny were mated out of the car. When I did this, I made sure the the TC was seated in properly and it seemed fine.
Has anyone had a problem like this? Maybe I have 2 bad starters (unlikely). Any help with this is greatly appreciated as I am now stumped. I think that there is definitely an alignment issue, but it doesn't make sense that both bolts go through the transmission as they should and I am using the correct starter plate. Thanks