My Starter Nose Cone Keeps Breaking

dbryant549

I have a 1979 chey pickup with a 454, and the starter broke the nose cone, so I went and bought another one, and the second time I started it it broke the new one, so I got another one with the warranty, and it lasted alittle over a month, in which yesterday it was fine, and I went to start it today and it just spun, got under and looked and sure enough the nose cone was busted comletely off this time, could that be faulty starters? there is really no wrong way to put a starter on, and the flywheel is in good shape! Im lost here it could get very expensive buying new starters every month

anewman

Don't know about your car, but if you're buying aftermarket parts, you might want to try looking for OEM if still made, or better quality aftermarket parts - or even get a specialist company to make one up in good quality. These would be more expensive but would hopefully save you money in the long run.

dbryant549

Ive been getting the starters at NAPA the one it calls for, at $55 a pop

Probably have better luck going to a wrecking yard, done that before with an altenator, went through 3 of them at the parts store, then got one from a wrecking yard and never had a problem with it again

Maybe this is the same type of deal!

Conor_3

It could be that you've got a different gearbox on to what you think you have. Certainly Chevy pickups didn't come out of the factory with a 454 so you could have any gearbox/engine combo.

harveybobbles

Do you have title of the starter? Or did you have to drive 200 miles for that...?

dbryant549

harveybobbles wrote: »

Do you have title of the starter? Or did you have to drive 200 miles for that...?

just a funny !!!!er arnt ya?

id be supprised if you knew what a sterter was! all you know is everyones stupid but you! aint that right?

harveybobbles

I'm not stupid - I know how to sell a car that is'nt in my name and/or address...

I'm not stupid - as I know how to get around the swear word detector too...

And yes, I do indeed know what a starter is...

dbryant549

well then you would know a starter dont have a title!

and I had to drive 120 miles one way to get this starter, the local parts store was out until tuesday and needed it today!

goldspanners

dbryant549 wrote: »

well then you would know a starter dont have a title!

and I had to drive 120 miles one way to get this starter, the local parts store was out until tuesday and needed it today!

have you never thought that you might be fitting the wrong starter motor? maybe it has too many or too little teeth? maybe the wrong flywheel/ ring gear fitted?

i cant believe you have fitted 3 starter motors without investigating this fault further? crazy!

dbryant549

wow every one is a critic!

ring gear is fine, its the right starter, I think they are just making them cheaper, now this one is barely touching the ring gear, SAME PART NUMBER

shimmed it any and evry possible way, Id have to say this one wont work

and no need to reply as soon as I can figure out how to delete posts I will get off your forum, crazy huh?:rotfl:

trying to find possible reasons it could be happening, Ive never come across this problem before!

next time I will try to find a serious forum, this is a joke

anewman

The forum hasn't done much for Anglo-American relations :A