Explaining a car on Instagram: "Follow (us) @ExplainingACar to learn something NEW about vehicles every day 🚗💫 Your starting gear — also known as the starter gear or starter ring gear — is the component that connects your starter motor to the engine’s flywheel when you start your car. 🔑⚙️ When you turn the key or push the start button, the starter motor spins a small gear called the pinion. That pinion slides forward and meshes with the ring gear on the flywheel, cranking the engine until it