Re: Threaded Post On Delco Starter

Posted by Ross On 2017/12/20 18:55:16

The 54 solenoid shifted starters are very hard to install and remove. The upper bolt is hard to reach, to see, or even lay a finger upon.

Here is the drill: stick a 5/8 socket on the end of a telescoping magnet. Finagle it onto the bolt head. Stab the socket with a long extension that has a "wobble" end. Unscrew the bolt. Pause to curse the junior draftsman who laid this out on paper and the senior engineer who did not look at the drawing carefully.

To reinstall you can pre-install the bolt, socket and extension on the starter and slap the whole thing back in.

Better yet, get any 53 starter or a 54 starter from the two lower lines of Clipper. I vastly prefer them for a number of reasons including ease of mounting.