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The clearance spec is how deep the flexplate tooth extends into your starter motor pinion. The bare minimum must be 0.040 inch. When the clearance is too restricted, a shim will boost this clearance. As you stated, a shim did not assist so We'll assume the clearance is extreme—which We'll assume is a minimum of 0.100 inch or maybe more.Alternator