I recently bought an old 1984 6.9 idi, C6 for $1500. The truck came with a new starter. My guess is it was the cheapest one found on ebay or rockauto. I am not sure what remanufactured brand it is, but it looks like the old direct drive kind. As you can see from the pictures, the ring gear has some teeth that are worn. The starter zings every third or fourth start. It looks like the options are replace ring gear or get a starter that has the bendix more fully engaged before it starts. A long time ago, apparently there was a TSB on the 1984 6.9's about replacing the starter with a newer version to solve the issue of the bendix not fully engaging.
From the looks of the ring gear, is it worth a shot to install a starter that will engage more fully with the ring gear? If so, what starter would be recommended?
If it isn't worth it to try that route, do I have to drop the whole transmission to get to the ring gear, or is there enough room to drop and push the transmission without disconnecting speed sensor, electrical, linkeages? Finally is the ring gear a part that is still produced or do I need to get one from a junkyard?
Thanks for the advice.
From the looks of the ring gear, is it worth a shot to install a starter that will engage more fully with the ring gear? If so, what starter would be recommended?
If it isn't worth it to try that route, do I have to drop the whole transmission to get to the ring gear, or is there enough room to drop and push the transmission without disconnecting speed sensor, electrical, linkeages? Finally is the ring gear a part that is still produced or do I need to get one from a junkyard?
Thanks for the advice.
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