Ok I have an 88 accord lxi 2 door. It was making a clack clack sound like the starter was slipping out of the flywheel. I took the starter up to kragen they said it was fine. I Checked the teeth on the flywheel for any flat spots. I could'nt find any, so do you think the starter is bad but they couldnt tell because it did'nt have any pressure on it?

Thanks in advance

 

did you take starter out?? if so were the starter bolts tight??? is noise definatelly coming from starter area?? what i mean is with car running you can pin point noise at starter area??

 

No this is the noise when trying to start the car. Its like the starter cant fully grab the flywheel. Then it just wont start the starter will just keep spinning. The bolts were tight when I removed the starter.

 

it's possible that the gear reduction is bad, or the gear and the flywheel teeth are more worn than you first thought... over on 3geez.com, there is a guy selling brand new lightened flywheels for like $150 shipped... give that a shot if you end up needing a new flywheel

 

i am willing to be that you have a non factory starter installed ,,,,sometimes even new starter non hondas that i have installed are screamers and whiners ,,if all the teeth on flywheel are ok put a factory starter in

 

Ok im not very mechanically inclined, so how much work is it to get the flywheel replaced?

 

Upping this thread...Please

 

you have to remve tranny to get to flywheel ,,it might be a difficult job if you dont have proper equipment//////but i tought you said all the teeth in flywheel looked ok if so why do you want to replace flywheel????
if the teeth are ok and if noise is coming from starter area and if it is a non honda starter, replace the starter with a honda 1