Starter Gasket?

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jeepguy1948

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How many of Y’all are using the starter to flywheel housing gasket? I didn’t even know that there was such a thing until I stumbled on it accidentally.
 
The A-11140 and A-11141 Starter Shims are mentioned on Page 238 in connection with the Abell Drive. Mechanics are warned about maintaining a certain distance between the retracted Abell gear and the flywheel gear which the shims address. I'm not sure there are a lot of these around now.

Meanwhile Page 284 introduces the new Bendix starting unit A-18475 which I believe was the 5/8" shaft drive (October 1928) Mechanics are warned specifically to NOT use the starter shims with the new drive.

Not to say that it might have been found necessary given the variety and time/rebuilding.

My July 1928 AA truck is using a standard 5/8" Bendix drive - no shim. But I expect the multi-plate flywheel has been "mitered" to allow the larger, later drive to be used.

Joe K
 
Snyder's sell the paper shims. It doesn't say but I suspect it is to get the "Modern" drive to engage more. https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/product.htm?pid=976163&cat=

I made a metal shim a while back for this purpose but never installed it as my starter is working fine but I can see from the wear marks it is only engaging a little over ½ way. I wish I had checked it last time I had the engine out so I could actually see how far it engages and to ensure that it disengages all the way.

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Perhaps a way to make an engine with some miles on it "cleaner?" Sort of along the same principle as the cotterpin in the bottom of the flywheel housing. Vibration keeps the hole open and the pin gives a single place for a drip to form and fall from?


Joe K
 
Remember that the starter MUST be 'grounded' to the flywheel housing. You would think the three bolts would be enough, but I've learned it isn't always....
 
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