How To Shim A Starter

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This is one of those things you might not have to do often but when you do it's a good idea to know how to do it, I'm hoping this video will help you with this task should you have to perform it.

Stay dirty

ETCG

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[TiMthisIS]

@TiMthisIS The book just makes me suspicious and I've seen it prop up lousy mechanics because the shadier ones over quote unsuspecting customers. People have more access to the data with sites like alldata nowadays and that's where one can find out if someone is giving honest quotes or making crap up. I've done plenty of jobs myself especially brakes and find the quotes from unethical chains to be complete fantasy as far as time and materials cost.

[TiMthisIS]

@stilldoonit That makes sense but as I pointed out earlier, NO experienced mechanic should take 45 minutes to clean battery terminals "on average".  Now, that is what the stealership quoted me once and I about choked on their quote. Now, I paid a paid a local foreign car shop $700 w/parts to change out the head gasket on my 80's VW diesel Rabbit. That was a steal once you figure in the hassle of messing with the injection pump and making sure the valves are in proper position, etc.

[nateL1914]

"Picassothecarguy"

[stilldoonit]

@TiMthisIS the book tells you how long on average the job should take, and thats what you bill. its like if you took your car in for a starter, and a poor mechanic took twice as long to replace it as it should have taken, then you would be happy paying twice as much? good experianced mechanics are faster, and get it done quicker, so does that mean they should be payed less for the same job? thats why the book is used.

[MudRFunR]

Great video. Just like to add that you must use special starter bolts. Ordinary bolts will allow the starter to shift enough to make the starter grind and eventually wear out the flywheel teeth.

[SVPrelude]

My starter on my 85 chevy grinds some times- not allowing me to start. What does that mean?

[MeInTheCornfield]

Oh yeah...you do GREAT work with these videos, Eric!!!

THANK YOU!!!

[MeInTheCornfield]

"A stitch in time saves nine..." Oh man, I replaced the starter on my '99 Grand Marquis not even KNOWING about this kinda issue... WHAT A BEAR that sucker was... I trust its gonna be fine until, ... well, until we lose the car or... well, I don't wanna THINK about doing that job again... outside... in the rain... on gravel...

[xXxchipperchopperxXx]

may i suggest you use white out ive used it few times and it works perfect the teeth scratch it off leaving a very visible mark