sr20det STARTER HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

[8chino8]

hey i just installed a new clutch into my sr. because the old one crapped out. i got the fly wheel machined to. well the problem is that after i put everything back together and tried to start the car, and the starter just spins and doesnt make contact with the flywheel ring gear??????????? its gotta be the starter teeth that are broken. so is there any other starters that are compatible?

[OriginalWheelman]

If I were you I would take it apart and put it back together again. It sounds like you have somethign lined up wrong. Ti is also possible that your starter is shot, as there are two actions in the starter. One is the motor, which spins the gear, and the other is a electromagnetic system to force the gear out of the housing to meet the flywheel. This is done so the starter does not constantly drag on the fly wheel. If you want to trouble shoot the starter, remover it, and get a set of jumper cables. Clip one side to the chassis of the car and to the body of the starter. Clip the other end to the positive battery terminal and touch it to the contact on the solenoid. You should be able to watch and see if there are any problems.

[8chino8]

thanks for the advice. but i found out what it was. its not lined up right. when i took the fly wheel off and got it machined, i also removed that metal spacer between the transmission and the motor and i threw it in the trunk and forgot about it. so now i put a few washers between the starter and transmission and now it works fine llol.