Hey all:  I just put a knew starter in my 83 CJ7 with a 304 and auto tranny. The last starter was way noisy, and the new one even makes some noise. I know there is no built in adjustment, but I thought maybe one of the list members may have figured out a way to make the noise go away. Also does any one no if the 258 flywheel is the same as the 304. they sure look the same from what I can see through the inspection area. Thanks for any info!   83 CJ 7 47 Willys PU 52 Willys PU
51 Willys CJ3A
55 Willys Wagon
65 Willys Wagon
89 XJ
96 ZJ

I had a simailar problem found the Hole the starter fits in in the bell housing was worn and the starter did not line up with the flywheel properly John Fetz lake havasu Az

Yes, they have the same flywheel.

dean

Shims, most starters come with shims, or you auto parts store should have them. these allow you to position the starter a little farther away from the flex plate or fly wheel cutting down on noise, try just one first. The ones I have used are very thin (not even a 1/16 of an inch) >