1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera "starter grinds start engage second" Questions

...start. remove the starter and check the condition of the ring gear and pinion teeth. Any burrs on either makes it hard for the pinion to engage the fly wheel a split second before the armature starts ...

start?or is it that the starter would just click? or did starter sound like it was wineing and you had to keep on and off the key until it findley started? if any of your answers to thies questions is

...starter still tries to engage the flywheel and grinds the teeth off both. Replace switch then worry about starter flywheel if it starts fine don't worry about it you may have saved it if you didn't ...

...on...radio goes off...and when engaging the clutch fully, a grinding noise occurs (sounding like starter engaging) but when letting out it stops until fully depressed again........I am stumped, ...

...start up - (starter engaged?) Often when I start up my 2000 Jetta TDI, once the engine starts I hear a grinding noise for just a few second... almost as though I'd turned the ignition with the car ...

...starter again, if the start was not placed back the right way and adjusted with shims for proper alignment. The starter gear may be worn out, the start gear is much softer then the flywheel ring gear ...

...start it and it made a sound like the starter was spinning but not engaging. I put the truck into nuetral and pushed it backwards a bit and slammed the gear shift into reverse. Did this twice before ...

...starter grinds for about 2-5 seconds before starting, most every time. After the car is run and I shut it off, it even takes longer to start. at least 4-5 seconds. It used to start by just barely ...

...starter shim (1/64) and now the flywheel doesnt engage at all. Any suggestions? I rely on the car to get back and forth to work. You need to make sure the solenoid wire isn't making contact with the ...

...starter solenoid connects when you are in "start" position, but you are not turning the key. Therefore juice is getting to the small wire on the soleniod, causing it to kick the starter gear and ...