Grinding starts

[LTDMike]

Hey guys I have a 95 town car my problems lately I've been hearing a grinding noise when I start the car. It starts up fine but split sec after it's on it makes this quick grinding noise for like a second which is starting to scare me.

Help I'm not sure what it can be??

[87CrownVic]

You may want to inspect the starter gear and bendix for signs of excessive wear. The bendix could be keeping the starter drive gear engaged to the flexplate for a little bit after starting. Good luck little buddy.

[1990LTD]

do these have fender solenoids or just the starter-mounted ones?

[tim marks]

do you have the a/c on when you are doing this? the clutch could be making noise at startup.

[Lincolnmania]

try starting the car with the climate controls turned off to eliminate that possibility.
could be a sticking starter bendix, replace the starter if it's ancient, and replace the flexplate

[SVT98t]

Solinoid is on the starter.

-ryan s.

[LTDMike]

the ac isnt on or any climate control yea the like ryan put the solenoid is mounted on the starter

[86VickyLX]

You may want to inspect the starter gear and bendix for signs of excessive wear. The bendix could be keeping the starter drive gear engaged to the flexplate for a little bit after starting. Good luck little buddy.

There is no bendix. There's an over running clutch. The mini torque starters have an overrunning clutch.

[LTDMike]

lately it does it when it wants to. it happens like every 1 in 3 starts i was told to try to replace the starter solenoid

[86VickyLX]

Replace the whole starter. For the time you spent taking the starter out and taking it a part to replace the solenoid, you could get a starter for like 50 bucks.

[Merc3517]

^^^ This. Inspect the teeth on the flex plate when you drop the starter.

[SVT98t]

Yes. I tried my damndest to replace just the solinoid before. Much fail was had. I just replaced the starter and keep on going.

-ryan s.

[Rizzo]

I'm gonna try to keep you out of AutoZone and having to do this again sooner.

$72
http://store.alternatorparts.com/par...-11002-aa.aspx

[Merc3517]

^^^^this. Should have mentioned it myself but didn't think about it. I have had very bad luck with both autozone and advanced and would advise you to stick to something like Napa but you have to kinda get to know your local part stores and see where they get their parts and if they have quality on the mind. The best ones IMHO are owned locally. I have never purchased a crappy part from the Napa I go to but like I said it is owned by some old guy and he doesn't sell crap parts.

[LTDMike]

lol funny thing is i work at AUTOZONE, so its hard to keep me out

well since im finally off this weekend ill remove the starter we have them at work for $110 then with my 20% off it will be around ninety

i just hope the teeth on the flywheel are not messed up