Put drive on and now starter grinds
 

Trs drive was real hard to get on the last 1/2 inch. Now that the drive is installed every other time i go to start the engine the starter will grind. If i click it a couple of times the bendix will engage totally and crank the engine. What would cause this? Drive shaft pushing against tranni and that pushing flywheel??

Re: Put drive on and now starter grinds
 

Hard to tell. The drive shaft goes in the trannie but this part as far as I know does not spin unless you engage the transmission. So I don't see why it would give a hard time to the starter to turn the engine. So, I would guess a starter problem.

Anyboby else? I'm just a beginner with TRS on my boat...

Re: Put drive on and now starter grinds
 

No way are the two related, pull the starter to find the cause.

Re: Put drive on and now starter grinds
 

double check the mounting starter bolt torque.

Re: Put drive on and now starter grinds
 

Starter mounting bolt shims?

Re: Put drive on and now starter grinds
 

you may only have shims if the starter is mounted to the block like it would be on a car/truck application. Most TRS setups i've seen or dealt with had the starter mounted on the top/rear of the bell-housing......installing the outdrive shouldn't have any affect on the starter or flywheel....there's something else causing you problems...maybe the starter bolts are loose...or a chipped tooth on the flywheel....or the starter itself is going bad...