Cracked Starter Housing
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Cracked Starter Housing
I went to start my truck this morning and the start would turnover, but was't engaging. I looked under the truck and the housing cracked on the starter. I have two questions for you guys.
1. What would cause the starter housing to crack? I checked the bolts on the starter alittle over a month ago when I was changing my oil and they were tight.
2. Where should I purchase a new starter from? I really need one today so mail order probably isn't going to work.
Thanks in advance.
1. What would cause the starter housing to crack? I checked the bolts on the starter alittle over a month ago when I was changing my oil and they were tight.
2. Where should I purchase a new starter from? I really need one today so mail order probably isn't going to work.
Thanks in advance.
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sometimes the the shaft breaks and the next time you hit it, it will crack the housing, it'll just engage the back oof the housing b/c there's so much torque...you should be able to find a replacement at any of the box stores, but be prepared...you won't get a core credit b/c yours is cracked.
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I here ya Chris, feel bad for you..Don't like to see that happen to anybody but it does happen, hope it works out for you.
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Can't help but wonder??? Should the starters be pulled and rebuilt before failure? 100000 miles or more? Just a thought.
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Well its worse than I originally thought. It turns out the block adapter broke, which in return cause the starter to crack. I wish it was only a starter, now I have to puul the trans to to change the adapter. What a wonderful weekend its going to be!
Anyone ever change this before?
Anyone ever change this before?
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Well its worse than I originally thought. It turns out the block adapter broke, which in return cause the starter to crack. I wish it was only a starter, now I have to puul the trans to to change the adapter. What a wonderful weekend its going to be!
Anyone ever change this before?
Anyone ever change this before?
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I don't know how many miles you have on it, but you might consider replacing the front seal behind the torque converter. I would also drain the torque converter and change the transmission oil.
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thanks for the advise vettdvr, but I am actually going to have the trans rebuilt. The garage will replace the adapter plate for me, so I kind of will kill two birds at one time. I am just not really up to pulling the trans to replace the adapter. The trans has 120,000 miles on it and it periodically won't go into reverse unless I shift to drive first. Some guys on the forum said it was a sign of the from shaft bearing going bad, which causes the pump to fail.
Hopefully by this time next week it will be fixed.
Hopefully by this time next week it will be fixed.