Starter grinds in park.

Asked by Guru9TV6X7 Mar 18, 2021 at 10:26 PM about the 2012 Ford F-150 XTR SuperCrew

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The starter disengages. Have to rock truck back
and forth to reset something. In the transmission
maybe?

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oilyspill answered 3 years ago

If it makes that terrible grinding sound, it because the teeth on the starter drive gear aren't matching up with flywheel teeth. I'd have to check both, the starter drive gear and flywheel teeth. Some vehicles have a flywheel cover piece, which you can remove and examine the flywheel teeth. good luck

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