help, im having some weird starter problems. i though my solonoid was going dead but i found out that it was ok when i had it tested at 2 different places. i decided to put it back in and the starter seems to just spin around without contacting the flywheel. i then disconnected the starter's spinning power but left the solonide power still on and tried to start it, i could hear it throwing, so i hooked up the starter's power again and tried again, again i can hear the starter spinning but it not contacting the flywheel. anyone know what is going on here? have i hooked up the starter wrong over 15 times in a row??? (that's how many times i have taken it apart, put it back together and tested).

oh and i tested the starter to see if it was throwing far enuf and indeed, it is with in spec and all the teeth on the shaft is just fine

im sure many of you guys have taken your engines apart much less starter on and off multipul times. any help would be great.

thanks

P.S. is there some kinda trick to lining it up? the starter seems flush to the bell housing. is it too high? the bolts seem to not leave that much room to move the starter around.

 

slide under the car and take a pic of the wiring on the starter. You should have the negative battery cable connected to the engine block. There is a long bolt going through the starter, tranny, engine, and you put a nut on the other side. The battery cable goes between the nut and the engine block.

There is another cable coming out of the wire harness with the negative cable. This goes to the starter. It goes on the solenoid, to the opposite bolt as the wire coming from the starter body to solenoid.

Last, the small ignition wire goes to the tab on the solenoid.

 

this might help.

 

ok, i fixed it!

Turns out it was turning in the worng direction because of the housing for the starter was 180 degrees out of sync. thanks for hte suggestions guys

i guess the thing ot remember is to mark everything before you take it all apart