Re: Threaded Post On Delco Starter
Posted by HH56 On 2017/12/18 15:18:49
You are very likely in for a visit to the motor shop if you remove the post. Some wires are just terminals the stud goes thru but others are soldered. The worry would be in the plastic or rubber insulating bushing the stud goes thru. It is old and if it cracks a chunk could break off when removing the stud and then you will have problems.
Maybe a gear wrench or a universal joint socket on an extension would work. When removing mine I did as others said and just did it a hex at a time reversing the wrench as needed to get a clear approach on an open set of flats.
When replacing, one thing I found helped was having an extra bolt about 4 inches long. Cut the head off and when reinstalling the starter you thread that pilot bolt on the bottom to guide and support the starter back into position. Makes it a lot easier than trying to hold the starter while you are trying to thread a bolt. Put the top bolt in then remove the pilot stud and do the bottom bolt..Make sure not to get too long a bolt so that it stays in the neck area and doesn't run into the starter body when unthreading it.
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Maybe a gear wrench or a universal joint socket on an extension would work. When removing mine I did as others said and just did it a hex at a time reversing the wrench as needed to get a clear approach on an open set of flats.
When replacing, one thing I found helped was having an extra bolt about 4 inches long. Cut the head off and when reinstalling the starter you thread that pilot bolt on the bottom to guide and support the starter back into position. Makes it a lot easier than trying to hold the starter while you are trying to thread a bolt. Put the top bolt in then remove the pilot stud and do the bottom bolt..Make sure not to get too long a bolt so that it stays in the neck area and doesn't run into the starter body when unthreading it.
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