Starter installion problems
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Joined: Jul 2001
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From: MD
Starter installion problems
Tried to crank, felt only the starter enanging.
Went under, found the starter was loose. I took it off and saw the top mounting hole has threads, the bottom one doesn't have one. I tried to install the top hole first, but keeping missing it and won't go in and hold. Do I need a longer bolt or something? I thought I had the wrong stranger, so I went back to the place I got the rebuilt starter from and compared to the old one and it was the same. The bottom one is ok, but keeps popping off if I bolt the top one while the bottom one is in but not tight, just enough to hold the starter.
Any secrets or tips to cure this problem?
Went under, found the starter was loose. I took it off and saw the top mounting hole has threads, the bottom one doesn't have one. I tried to install the top hole first, but keeping missing it and won't go in and hold. Do I need a longer bolt or something? I thought I had the wrong stranger, so I went back to the place I got the rebuilt starter from and compared to the old one and it was the same. The bottom one is ok, but keeps popping off if I bolt the top one while the bottom one is in but not tight, just enough to hold the starter.
Any secrets or tips to cure this problem?
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 4,137
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From: Marble Falls, Texas
Starter installion problems
If there is a shim in between the dust cover and the starter, that might be what's throwing you off. I had to use a shim because my truck kept eating starters. I had to drill the hole slightly to get the top hole to line up correctly. As for the bolt, maybe they got mixed up and someone put a short one up top. But if all else fails, get a longer bolt. Hope that helps.
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