Powermaster 9606 starter motor nightmare

[66gtk]

If that starter isn't perfectly aligned and shimmed do not attempt to make it work or you will be replacing both your starter and your flywheel / ring gear. I would use your stuck tool and tighten things back in enough to remove your tool. Use an open ended wrench?

[KevinW]

Originally Posted by 66gtk

If that starter isn't perfectly aligned and shimmed do not attempt to make it work or you will be replacing both your starter and your flywheel / ring gear. I would use your stuck tool and tighten things back in enough to remove your tool. Use an open ended wrench?

Thanks, I thought shimming was not needed on Fords, only Chevy's?

[66gtk]

Originally Posted by KevinW

Thanks, I thought shimming was not needed on Fords, only Chevy's?

Maybe, maybe not. We don't know what kind of block you are using. If you are using a seasoned iron block I've found that the OEM full size starters work pretty darn good, and offer the best value. I pulled my expensive Powermaster that ate a few flywheel teeth due to improper installation by a previous "professional" and replaced it with the OEM starter I got from the parts store down the street. Works great. Some have found that the newer aluminum blocks won't mate up well with the OEM starters.

[patrickt]

I've had the same old, big-ass OEM starter for a decade now. It's never even hiccupped once. I've even driven the car up on to a flatbed using nothing more than this starter.