Starter wont engage?????

[dberry]

Okay I just fully rebuilt my motor put it back in my car and my starter just spins like crazy, no grinding noise or hitting the flywheel, it simply doesn't engage, note that I do have a flywheel out if an awd model on my car but I'm pretty sure the starter should still engage eight???

 

[Abe'sGST]

I'm not 100% sure but I think fwd and awd models have a different flywheel.

 

[dberry]

My question is will my starter still engage with a fwd transmission? ????

 

[MrCii]

i dont believe that an AWD flywheel in a FWD trans will work... i know that they are different, but im not positive on how.

 

[Aphix]

The two flywheels are not the same gearing.

 

[dberry]

I work at a parts store and both the all wheel drive and the front wheel drive models have the exact same starters.... so I really don't think the gearing is different, I compared the the awd with the fwd flywheel and the only difference is the awd has a heavier flywheel??????

Also keep in mind I have a 6 bolt motor bot a 7 bolt

 

[pauleyman]

awd flywheel is smaller. You must run a fwd flywheel. Drop the tranny. Surely this can be found with a search?

The starter plate is also different.

 

[19Eclipse90]

Paul is absolutely correct. Not that he needs to hear that from someone like me.

FWD turbo flywheel has 110 teeth. AWD flywheel has 106.

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