Question about auto flywheel?

Question

I heard once that when a motor shut down, the flywheel stop at the same spot everytime. Therefore if a starter broke off a flywheel tooth, the missing tooth would be at the starter everytime you start the car. My question is...IS THIS TRUE?????? I am guessing not.

Answer 1

The weakest or  stressed link will go first.. naturally.

as for fly wheels e.g.  if  the starter motor  is  not synchronised [meshing /dovetailing] that will tend to wear and "knock" , breaking eventually.

Answer 2

Good guess, it ain't true.

Answer 3

no its not true ,no engine stops at the same spot all the time,there's no truth to that at all,no engine stops in the same position all the time,good luck.

Answer 4

Nope.....the motor will tend to stop in almost the same SPOTS, but not the same spot.

If you have a broken tooth on the flywheel, it is likely that it was caused by a faulty starter and not wear.

It takes alot of effort to break a hardened steel flywheel tooth.

No true

Answer 5

that is an old mechanics theory, with no truth to it. you guessed correctly. but the ring gear can develop a low spot in the teeth.