Mopar Mini starter making noise

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Hi Folks, new to the forum and have a question. I just installed a 408 (360 stroker) in my 64 dart 4 speed. When I try to start the car the starter made a real loud noise which cranking the motor. I took off the inspection cover and noticed the starter gear was still engaged to the flywheel. I had to take a screw driver to get it to slid back into place. It was tight , like the flywheel and the starter gear are too tight together. I have not seen anyone else have this issue before. I am stuck so any help would be appreciated, thanks

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360 engine with 10.5 inch flywheel (Mcloud) 734 bell housing
mopar performance mini starter
 
there is a minimum clearance required between the starter gear and the flywheel. Lots of examples on youtube!!
You can use shims to solve the problem.

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Hi Folks, new to the forum and have a question. I just installed a 408 (360 stroker) in my 64 dart 4 speed. When I try to start the car the starter made a real loud noise which cranking the motor. I took off the inspection cover and noticed the starter gear was still engaged to the flywheel. I had to take a screw driver to get it to slid back into place. It was tight , like the flywheel and the starter gear are too tight together. I have not seen anyone else have this issue before. I am stuck so any help would be appreciated, thanks

Specs
360 engine with 10.5 inch flywheel (Mcloud) 734 bell housing
mopar performance mini starter
Did you resolve your issue? And how did you correct it? I have a mcleod flywheel as well & the mini starter is not stuck but noisy, especially after start up. Sounds like a chevy. LOL.
 
Did you resolve your issue? And how did you correct it? I have a mcleod flywheel as well & the mini starter is not stuck but noisy, especially after start up. Sounds like a chevy. LOL.

Since I did not have any room to adjust the starter away from the flywheel, i decided to take a chance and grind down the starter gear a little. That solved the problem even though it seems like a hack.
 
Since I did not have any room to adjust the starter away from the flywheel, i decided to take a chance and grind down the starter gear a little. That solved the problem even though it seems like a hack.
Wow! I have never seen that done before but if it worked what the heck. I may have to do the same thing as there are not many options. My second starter was even worse than the first. Is there any noise left with yours? Or was is it a 100% success? Thanks for your reply.
 
Wow! I have never seen that done before but if it worked what the heck. I may have to do the same thing as there are not many options. My second starter was even worse than the first. Is there any noise left with yours? Or was is it a 100% success? Thanks for your reply.

100% success, and no issues since. I had a new mini starter and an old mini starter to pick from when doing this er, modification. I used the older mini starter because i did not want to mess up the new mini starter if the trick did not work.
 
100% success, and no issues since. I had a new mini starter and an old mini starter to pick from when doing this er, modification. I used the older mini starter because i did not want to mess up the new mini starter if the trick did not work.
Cool! How much do you think you cleaned off of each tooth? .020" maybe? Or did you just wing it? LOL
 
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