Starter Issues

[MetroRob]

Question,

We noticed when removing the old starter the outside hole in the block is chipped I want to say only about 65% of the hole is there it's on the outside corner of the block, We put a new starter in it last Sunday and all has been well up to today, Starting the car it sounds like it has loosened off a little so I will crawl under and re torque it.. My question is what is the best way to repair that hole.. Someone suggested the stuff they use when they bore out and get into the water jackets, it's like JB weld but better... I just don't want to have to climb under the car once a week to tighten the starter lol

 

[williamattop]

Can you weld it and re drill/tap it?

 

[Evan11]

Question,

We noticed when removing the old starter the outside hole in the block is chipped I want to say only about 65% of the hole is there it's on the outside corner of the block, We put a new starter in it last Sunday and all has been well up to today, Starting the car it sounds like it has loosened off a little so I will crawl under and re torque it.. My question is what is the best way to repair that hole.. Someone suggested the stuff they use when they bore out and get into the water jackets, it's like JB weld but better... I just don't want to have to climb under the car once a week to tighten the starter lol

Try a little medium strength thread locker. With that, it will keep the bolt from coming loose and you will be able to remove it by hand if it ever needs to come back off.

 

[MetroRob]

Can you weld it and re drill/tap it?

It would be a cast block I didn't think it could be welded

 

[MetroRob]

Question,

We noticed when removing the old starter the outside hole in the block is chipped I want to say only about 65% of the hole is there it's on the outside corner of the block, We put a new starter in it last Sunday and all has been well up to today, Starting the car it sounds like it has loosened off a little so I will crawl under and re torque it.. My question is what is the best way to repair that hole.. Someone suggested the stuff they use when they bore out and get into the water jackets, it's like JB weld but better... I just don't want to have to climb under the car once a week to tighten the starter lol

Try a little medium strength thread locker. With that, it will keep the bolt from coming loose and you will be able to remove it by hand if it ever needs to come back off.

I will try that this weekend ! Thanks

 

[skulledmonte84]

Can you weld it and re drill/tap it?

It would be a cast block I didn't think it could be welded

Yes it can be welded with the right welder an welding rods,but id try using some tread locker like Evan's 85 said .id spray some carb cleaner or some kind of spray cleaner up in the treads an clean the treads on the bolt so that the tread locker will stick good

 

[pontiacgp]

something that most of us never install is the support bracket on the back of the starter. This may help you...

 

[MetroRob]

something that most of us never install is the support bracket on the back of the starter. This may help you...

one up on you there.. I made sure it was installed LOL.. But that isn't saying they had it there when the engine was built.

I will try the Lock tite this weekend, and re torque 35 ft #'s correct ? and now what about the support bolt what is that torqued @ ?

 

[MetroRob]

Ok went and picked up a new Starter today.. Installed with Loctite (Blue) And it's still chunking I did however use a shim, I may have to shim it again or remove it all together, The Starter I removed was slightly rounded but not to bad Fly wheel still looks ok

 

[skulledmonte84]

Ok went and picked up a new Starter today.. Installed with Loctite (Blue) And it's still chunking I did however use a shim, I may have to shim it again or remove it all together, The Starter I removed was slightly rounded but not to bad Fly wheel still looks ok

Take the toque converter "cover" off an with the starter still bolted on look to see if the starter gear an the flywheel looks about right .Then First unplug the distributor wire so it wouldn't start,looking up at the starter gear an flywheel have some one bump the starter an see whats going on, My guess would be it needs that shim.

If you have no one to bump the starter,take your camera an sit it up under there to were you can see it ,Sit it to "record" ,bump the starter over by yourself ,then watch the video i did this before lol