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Old 03-13-2008, 06:03 PM
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They are there to shim the starter out from it's mounts to get proper clearance/engagement of the starter gear and flywheel gear.

If shimmed too far out you won't have full mesh of the gear teeth and will result in premature failure of the ring gear.
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