Powermaster shows you how to shim your GM starter to ensure proper engagement with your flywheel. Shop Summit Racing for a huge selection of starters, starte…
How to Shim a GM Style Starter by Powermaster – Summit Racing
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Awsome and informative thank you .
There will only be space on one side of the starter pinion gear when
checking properly.
Thank you for watching 🙂 Agreed, if there are damaged or “flat spotted”
teeth from previous malfunctioning starters, it will affect how the new
starter performs!
Thank you Summit Racing. Now I know what shimming a start actually means.
But if the Flywheel teeth are damaged due to long-life/usage will it cause
problems regardless of shimming?
There must be a better starter out there than Powermaster. These just don’t
seem very durable at all.
lol way to over torque the inner bolt, but still good
why only 60% engagement? seems like the steel would wear faster with less
area?
The reason for only wanting 60% engagement is so that there is not too much
strain placed on the starting motor due to binding. Having this amount of
engagement ensures that the minimal amount of wear happens between the
flexplate or flywheel and the starter gear. Thanks for watching! Please let
us know if you have any additional questions.
when using the paper cilp do you have space on both sides of the starter
gear?