Starter bushing

[jays69bird]

I pulled my starter off the runner. I seemed to remember in the larger hole,the top one,there is supposed to be a split bushing/insert that takes up the difference between the 1/2 inch hole and the 7/16 bolt. Could I be imagining this ? Last time I had the starter off was 26 years ago.

 

[Basketcase]

I've never seen one of those. might be after they were just old cars when I got one they were long gone by then.might check in the tech section here.

 

[droptop]

One should be a bolt and the other should be a stud with a nut on it. The stud is intended to support the weight of the starter while starting the bolt.

 

[ACME A12]

One should be a bolt and the other should be a stud with a nut on it. The stud is intended to support the weight of the starter while starting the bolt.

:yeathat:

 

[jays69bird]

Yeah they are both bolts

 

[jays69bird]

Also I might be thinking of the alternator

 

[jays69bird]

Well I got the new starter from NAPA,spins the car over pretty good,who needs a high torque mini starter !:eagerness:

 

[Big John]

Also I might be thinking of the alternator

That is exactly what you are thinking of.

 

[jays69bird]

I had a heck of a time finding a stock starter,several of the parts stores the old starter supersedes to the smaller high torque Japanese unit. I had to order that one at NAPA. I had trouble with the old one a few years back,took it apart and cleaned it and it was fine. But a week ago I had the car out,went to pull it in the garage and it wouldn't start. Had a good 12.5 volts at the Battery and at the cable into the starter. I hit it with the jump pack and the extra boost started it. So I figured the handwriting was on the wall and started looking for a replacement.

 

[Big John]

The starters aren't very difficult to fix/rebuild.

The usual problem is the contact at the solenoid. The drives break once in a while too, especially if the engine backfires when starting.