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2026. 6. 30. 작업

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Starter spins but doesn't engage flywheel

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Its probably not the fuseable link; more likely is that the starter motor needs to be shimmed. The starter motor has a small gear ( the pinion gear) which sticks out on a shaft to engage the flywheel. if the pinion gear doesn’t stick out far enough, it will spin but not turn the flywheel. The starter will test fine on the bench. Sometimes the pinion gear teeth are too high, so the gears don’t engage. Shims are used to fine tune the positioning of the pinion gear. I believe this was more necessary in older vehilcles (such as 1983 Fords....) Hope this helps.