b16ej8jdm

i got a 96 ex with a b16 swap i put in..about a month ago i drove my car and everything was fine and then i shut it off and went to start it back up and got a horrible grinding noise....first thing i thought of was the starter was bad..the car wouldnt start, but i was able to pop start it if i had to get around..well today i took the starter off to check it out and inspect the flywheel and noticed i could turn the flywheel easily by hand and it made a grinding noise..great..my question is shouldn't the flywheel be held in place and bolted to the crank and not spin? does anyone kno if the flywheel would be broke? or what else it could be? any info would be great!

b16ej8jdm

anyone know? should i just get a new flywheel or is it something easier?

deadazleep

bolted to the crank yes, spin by hand possible, but not easy

b16ej8jdm

so it should be able to spin freely? i thought the pinion in the starter was coming out and just spinning the flywheel and it was broke..soo thats what my horrible noise was..any other ideas??

RICKSAUTOMOTIVE

if you had the starter off you wouldnt have starter issues if grinding noise can be heard with the starter off. sound more like you have clutch issues if you have the starter off and youre turning it by hand and hearing grinding noises

dc2owner

ttt

b16ej8jdm

thanks..yea the flywheel just spins like soo easily, like its not attached to anything...weird thing is the car wouldnt start cold and just grind like it always does..but if i drove it around for a while and shut it off and try to re start it sometimes i would get lucky...going to get the tranny off tomorrow and take a peep

D16SiHatch

crazy stuff. curious to see what the problem ends up being

b16ej8jdm

i know man..i was hoping just the starter was not popping out and engaging