Re: Mercruiser starter.

[rickinfarmington]

After studying the two starters side by side, I finally measured the pinion drive gear. The new starters gear is 3/16s of in inch larger than the old starter. This tells me that the pinion gear is being driven into the flywheel and placing a side load on the starter shaft, causing all the noise I am hearing. I will try shimming the new starter. Seems as though this should be covered in a Mercury service letter.