Starter Problems 87-YJ

Jim-87yj · 06-04-2001, 03:56 PM

I have a fairly new Starter and lately I have been getting a grinding noise when started. I ramoved the Starter over the weekend and found that the teeth on flywheel towards the front of the engine are getting tore up? The Starter teeth look OK.
My question is how can I tell if the starter is not going in far enough? or if it is going to far? Is there any way to check and correct? TIA Jim
(PS I will be traveling the next few days so I may not get back to this until Thursday, Thanks)

Murdock · 06-06-2001, 12:42 AM

I'm not sure how to check exactly, but on my old CJ2A I'd clamp the starter down on a bench and apply juice from a battery via jumper cables to see if the starter was engaging and pushing out far enough. Probably not the safest way, but it worked for me when my starter was frozen sometimes...

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Jim-87yj · 06-07-2001, 09:50 AM

Thanks for the reply,
Thats what I ended up doing and it was the starter. It had a year warranty on it so I got it replaced for free.
Thanks again

06-04-2001, 03:56 PM	#1
Jim-87yj Registered Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Lansdale, PA, USA Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Starter Problems 87-YJ I have a fairly new Starter and lately I have been getting a grinding noise when started. I ramoved the Starter over the weekend and found that the teeth on flywheel towards the front of the engine are getting tore up? The Starter teeth look OK. My question is how can I tell if the starter is not going in far enough? or if it is going to far? Is there any way to check and correct? TIA Jim (PS I will be traveling the next few days so I may not get back to this until Thursday, Thanks) __________________ Jim Stock 87-YJ, New 258, 1in body lift, HEI, Best-top Sunrider

06-06-2001, 12:42 AM	#2
Murdock Registered Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 532 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm not sure how to check exactly, but on my old CJ2A I'd clamp the starter down on a bench and apply juice from a battery via jumper cables to see if the starter was engaging and pushing out far enough. Probably not the safest way, but it worked for me when my starter was frozen sometimes... ------------------ Murdock (pic) 99 Black Sahara - Tuffy'd Up & some other neat gadgets RE 2" Lift (ask about my boat horns!) My Jeep's Webpage __________________ Murdock 99 Black Sahara - Tuffy'd Up & some other neat gadgets RE 2" Lift & 32" KO's (ask about my boat horns!)

06-07-2001, 09:50 AM	#3
Jim-87yj Registered Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Lansdale, PA, USA Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the reply, Thats what I ended up doing and it was the starter. It had a year warranty on it so I got it replaced for free. Thanks again __________________ Jim Stock 87-YJ, New 258, 1in body lift, HEI, Best-top Sunrider

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