Flywheel missing teeth

[nightracer91]

Hey guys, need some help on this one. I went to jump in my car the other day and all I heard when trying to start it was the starting spinning nothing. I know is has to be broken teeth on the flywheel because when I rolled the car foward, popped the clutch to get the flywheel to move, she started right up. Now, my tranny mount bushing is all but gone. The motor shakes aroung alot, would this cause the flywheel to be missing some teeth start-up after start-up.

 

[JayRolla]

I wouldnt think so. Even if all motor mounts are gone the fly should not move and hit anything. They must have been weak and the starter knocked them off. Time for a new flywheel.

 

[madtech707]

Just a bit of advise, make sure that the starter gear is kicking out, and not just free spinning in the rest position, and that you physically see the teeth missing on the flywheel befoe you condem it.

 

[ChicksDigBoost]

If your trans mount is bad or your missing one of the bolts to the mount, the back of the trans will sit lower and when the starter engages it doesn't mess with the flywheel

 

[patty AT forge]

The flywheel, engine, tranny, and starter are all (essentially) bolted together. Mounts being broken aren't going to effect their relationship with eachother. The most likely culprit is (as madtech said) that the starter gear isn't extending. There are ALOT of teeth on the flywheel, if it won't start at one point turn the motor by hand and try again, the chances of those teeth being broken also are pretty slim.

 

[somdturbo]

Better chances of the starter teeth being worn then the stock flywheel teeth

 

[FORMONTOYA]

Everyone's correct. You will more than likely wear the starter teeth before the flywheel teeth. But before you buy anything, confirm that the starter is engaging the teeth to the flywheel and that the starter teeth aren't damaged. Then look at the flywheel teeth from the inspection cover by the oil pan.

And get the mounts fixed, especially the tranny mount. The extra movement caused by a bad tranny mount can potentially cause you to break the axles or tranny housing. Then you will spend a lot more time and money than if you replaced all the mounts now.

 

[nightracer91]

Yeah, it needs to get fixed, and fast, but green doesn't seem to be making my way right now. Well, I would think it is the flywheel because like I said, if I push the clutch in, pick a gear to put her in, roll it, pop the clutch (turning the flywheel enough), then it will start. BTW It doesn't do this always, just sometimes.