qdub - I cannot imagine how a new or rebuilt stomp starter could have the wrong pinion gear but you might want to check that the gear does have the 9 Teeth - and you might want to check that the pinion gear diameter measures 1.187" and the pinion shaft should measure . 5625". Hope this helps, I just went through a similar problem on my 54'. The PO did the 12V conversion and installed an incorrect 12V car starter that also has 9 teeth, has a 1.000' diameter gear and a .4787 shaft....same number of teeth, but won't engage properly, get lots of noise and other nasty stuff.


Last edited by Dusty53; 10/21/2015 3:12 PM.
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