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ragtop5point0 · 09-24-2002, 08:29 AM

I NEED some major help please, before i lite my car on fire..i have a 87 5.0 i just did the clutch..i put everything back together and attempted to start it and now the starter is grinding the flywheel, and sometimes missing it..it seems like the starter is not reaching it..i am almost 100% sure i put everything back together right and had no extra parts(which is always good) and its not the starter cause i put 3 of them n and they all do the same thing..is there supposed to be shims behind the flywheel that i am missing, or...i dont know.can someone please help me??

09-24-2002, 08:29 AM	#1
ragtop5point0 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NY Posts: 15	Someone Please Help Me... I NEED some major help please, before i lite my car on fire..i have a 87 5.0 i just did the clutch..i put everything back together and attempted to start it and now the starter is grinding the flywheel, and sometimes missing it..it seems like the starter is not reaching it..i am almost 100% sure i put everything back together right and had no extra parts(which is always good) and its not the starter cause i put 3 of them n and they all do the same thing..is there supposed to be shims behind the flywheel that i am missing, or...i dont know.can someone please help me??