Grinding...

[johnnybies]

When i bought the car it was grinding when it started. I didn't follow KISS i replaced the flywheel and starter, not starter plate mine wasn't to bad just a little bent. I beat that as flat as i could with a hammer. i put it all back together, and it still grinds. i know i have the right starter and flywheel. Also now it grinds when i touch the shifter. i have good clutch pedal pressure, the clutch itself was good still. i have good battery and terminals. I just don't know guys...

 

[98DiamondStar]

Your synchros could be bad, that just puzzles me as well, with the car out of gear in nuetral it grinds when you start it?

 

[Boomdeeze]

My guess is starter plate or your TOB.

 

[johnnybies]

yea it grinds on start, but it never ground when i moved the shifter before. It shifted beautifully actually.

 

[98DiamondStar]

I'm putting my money on the plate then. The new parts you installed wouldn't have made it WORSE, and you did 'pound it flat'

 

[Boomdeeze]

Put new starter plate in and replace the TOB while your in there.

 

[johnnybies]

Starter plate i can see, but why TOB?

 

[98GSXtacy]

One word, insurance. If you don't replace it now, it could be bad and you will wish you would have replaced it when you had the chance.