48 Dodge- starter grinding

[Lou Earle]

When I go to start the 48 Dodge the starter gears meshing with the ring gear sound like they are clashing have a grinding noise- Anyone been there e done that?

I do not see that the Dodge or plym starters or gears are any j different are they?

Lou

[Niel Hoback]

The starters should be the same, but you may be able to solve the problem by cleaning and lightly lubing the armature shaft so the gear can slide out all the way easier. Do the cheap stuff first.

[55 Fargo]

Just been down this road, the starter drive was hangin up on the shaft. I took it in, they cleaned it up, fixed the over running clutch and magic, the starter works fine now.

Lou avoid using this starter, as it can chew up your ring gear fast, and thats a road you don't want to go down, as you need to pull trans, clutch, flywheel to fix that problem.

If you have another starter, throw it in and see if that solves the problem.

Not sure if the 218 Plymouth or 230 Dodge would have different starters, or even starter drive sizes, the ring gear should be the same.

I suppose if the ring gear is further back, and the starter drive is not long enough to reach, it would grind and not mesh.

I would go with a starter drive hanging up, and not fully engaging and thrusting forward to the ring gear...........Fred

[Norm's Coupe]

Lou, I agree with Fred and Niel. The starter is bad for some reason. You should pull it right away and either fix it, or have it repaired. It's not good to keep using it like it is.