<VV> Broken Starter "Nose"

[James Davis]

Yes, the starter ring is welded to the torque converter and the welds can
break also.  Since the Corvair was stored there is also a chance of a
hydraulic lock which can snap the starter nose.
Jim Davis

On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 5:23 PM Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

>
> Forgive my ignorance - is this a manual transmission problem or does it
> also affect PGs?
>
> On 2019-05-17 17:59, Harry Yarnell (Verizon) via VirtualVairs wrote:
> > What I failed to say is, it's the welds on the pressure plate starter
> > ring
> > that crack.
> > Use a screwdriver or small pry and try to pry the ring at the various
> > welds
> > to see if there's any play.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim [mailto:corvair at frontiernet.net]
> > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2019 5:49 PM
> > To: 'Harry Yarnell (Verizon)'; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> > Subject: RE: <VV> Broken Starter "Nose"
> >
> >  Thanks for your responses.  I'm going to replace everything inside
> > the bell
> > housing.  The car has over 100,000 miles on it so I guess I got my
> > money's
> > worth!
> >
> > Jim B.
> >
> >
> > Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
> > and get
> > used to the idea. - Robert A. Heinlein
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Harry Yarnell (Verizon) [mailto:harryyarnell at verizon.net]
> > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2019 5:29 PM
> > To: 'Jim'; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> > Subject: RE: <VV> Broken Starter "Nose"
> >
> > Broken starter noses are almost ALWAYS caused by broken starter ring
> > on the
> > clutch plate.
> > Remove the clutch pressure plate and re-weld the starter welds.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: VirtualVairs [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On
> > Behalf Of
> > Jim via VirtualVairs
> > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2019 8:16 AM
> > To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> > Subject: <VV> Broken Starter "Nose"
> >
> > Is there anything else that can break a starter nose other than a
> > loose
> > flywheel?  My Spyder wouldn't crank more than "Rrr-Rrr"  when I took
> > it out
> > of winter storage.  I pulled the started, and the part of the nose
> > had
> > broken off.  See photos.  It had no signs like rattling or vibration
> > when I
> > put it away last fall.
> >
> > Jim Bartasevich
> >
> > Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
> > and get
> > used to the idea. - Robert A. Heinlein
> >
> >
> >
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