Flywheel missing teeth

[The S is Silent]

I was under the car yesterday and snuck a look in the space between the block and the tranny case and my flywheel has a tooth broken off! Is it common to loose a tooth here and there (please...no south carolina/redneck jokes )?

Could this be causing a virbration...or is it more likely that the vibration broke the tooth off?

[minimopar]

The tooth probably got knocked off by the starter, possibly from trying to start while it wwas already running or a sticky bendix on the starter. I can't imagine such a small peice could cause a vibration, but the teeth are on the very outside, so who knows.

[turbovanman]

Yes, most definatley can cause a vibration! as minimopar says, you probably tried to start it when running or it backfired when cranking and it broke a tooth when it turned backwards.

[The S is Silent]

Ok. The vibration problem might be solved. Thanks for the input guys.

Oh...and it wasn't me...it was the guy before me that did it "thumbs up

[turbovanman]

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Originally posted by The S is Silent Ok. The vibration problem might be solved. Thanks for the input guys. Oh...and it wasn't me...it was the guy before me that did it "thumbs up

Yeah, right, sure, sure, lol.