If your flywheel has a 2 teeth missing in a row duz it have to be replaced???

i have a 1979 Chevy K-5 Blazer with a 10in.lift on 35in.tires. I love this truck. I thought the starter was bad because it was just makin a whining sound, I took the starter off and noticed there were 2 teeth missing right where the starter was hitting it when it cranks over. What should i do ??? And ive heard the flywheel is a long pain in the *** to change. Whats my options ?thank you for takin time to read this .

If your flywheel has a 2 teeth missing in a row duz it have to be replaced???
truth fully it does need to b replaced,,i own a repair shop,,and what it will do is keep eating the Bendix up on your starter,,and it will get worse,,i know its a good little job on that truck,,but it needs to be done,,it will continue to do damage to any starter you put on it,,eventually it will get more teeth gone off from it,,and it will ge to where you cant get it started,,good luck with it,,i hope this help,s.
Reply:yeah you should unless you want to keep eating up starter, and then eventually it wont turn over at all.


It actually is not as hard as you think with the proper tools and a lift
Reply:I would replace the teeth on the flywheel. You can do this instead of replaceing the flywheel
Reply:Yes, has to be replaced. The transmission has to come out to do it.
Reply:Replacing the flywheel if you remove the starter is not that hard, and yeah, you need to replace it. It%26#039;s just going to get worse.
Reply:yeah, it needs to be replaced. besides not being able to start the truck, you now have an unbalanced flywheel attached to the crank! it%26#039;s not that hard to do....if it was a S10 blazer it would be. but the full size has plenty of room to get in there and work
Reply:yep change the flywheel or buy a bunch of starters
Reply:Well, these answers seem accurate but not really experienced. The starter drive will be damaged. Bendix was the manufacturer years ago of parts on the starter. They are not made by Bendix anymore and if they were, it would still be called the starter drive. Now, the gears on your flywheel.....is this an automatic? Probably a 350 turbo or 400 turbo. It is the ring gear that is damaged. I personally have never had any damage from a worn ring gear, but it does happen from time to time. A new ring gear used to cost around 30 bucks and if you take it to a local welding shop they will charge you around 30 bucks for the work to swap them out. AFTER you pull the flywheel off of your engine.....NOW, put a very long bolt on each side of your bell housing when you take the 2 side bolts out. Drop the drive shafts, drop the starter, and take the rest of the bolts out of the bell housing. Now, slide the tranny back letting it ride on those long bolts. Now you should have just enough room to get your wrench up to the crankshaft bolts and get the starter out. Those long bolts need to be about 8 inches long. All-thread will work. Good luck.



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