is my flywheel messed up ??
 

ok today i got a starter from lokirx7 and it works just fine but when i try to start my car my starter just spins i have to try about 3 or 4 times and the it will start what is the problem>>> :wallbash:

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please some one help

You need to check the teeth on the flywheel and make sure that they are all good. The only other explanation is that the starter is a bad one. If it just spins then catches and there are no bad teeth and it is securely mounted with all the wires hooked up properly and a battery with good voltage. Then the bendix drive portion of the starter is defective.

it is very unlikely that the teeth on a flywheel will chip/or brake off..i have a 1st gen rx7 that does the same thing,what happens is that the motor on the starter doesnt push the rod all the way out to the flywheel...what you need to do is get the starter rebuilt/or buy a new one..end of problem....!!!!

Just alittle correction there my fellow rotohead. The bendix drive which is the teeth portion of the starter that engages the flywheel is the faulty part. It has what is called a over running clutch attached to it. It's purpose is to disengage from the flywheel when it gets going the same speed as the flywheel. But it all adds up to the fact that the starter is no good:)

And you are correct ont he starter eating away at the flywheel on rx7's, does not happen very often. But on other vehicles i have seen it chew away until a 3 inch section of teeth were ground down. This was caused by mis-alignment.

ok thank u guys alot soo i need a new starter off to the parts store i go

mine does that crap too... really annoying when yer tryin not to flood it...i think i might take mine off and get it werked on

Do yourselves a favor and buy a quality part from a quality auto parts store like Napa or if you have a really good rebuilder locally. A independent rebuilder that specializes in starters and alternators. But stay away from Kragens or Autozone for electrical parts.

Allso had that same problem with a couple of cars with the starter but most of the times its just ground wire problems chek youre ground wires

Bendix is a brand name like Xerox and Coca-Cola.

And it is also the technical term for the starter drive.