Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › Replacing starter › Reply To: Replacing starter September 14, 2020 at 2:11 pm #963673 Richard KirshyParticipant Not saying it was a factory ground. Someone prior may have installed it as a replacement block ground or perhaps they felt the starter needed extra grounding for some reason. As far as the starter motor shim … This will give you the basics.