cucvrus
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This is the second time I had one of the GM 28 MT starter bracket supports break. These trucks don't need any help chewing flywheels. Of course this happened while I was out 4 days for some surgery. And today I was told the truck makes a funny sound when you start it. I had to ask ? What is funny about that sound? 
To the trained ear that is a horrible sound. Nothing funny about it. So I lay down and crawled under the ruck and I saw the bolt missing out of the Bendix fork???
Then I said can I get someone to remove this starter? I had a good guy to do it. I stood by and instructed. He told me the starter fell out after he removed the 2 nose bolts. I was puzzled. I put the starter in and always check support brackets when having it serviced. I went and pulled a rebuilt starter from my stock and when I got back the starter and bracket in the pictures is what you I saw. This is the second GM 28MT support bracket to break. Not the same vehicle but the same break. I will be adding another piece to the bracket to add strength. Maybe weld a thin strip of flat bar on both sides. Ply strength/laminated. Sounds Logical. Anyway back on the truck and back in service. The bolt gone. I use lock tight on every bracket bolt so i don't have them loose. This bracket is cheesy on looking at the new one. Hopefully no Flex-plate/flywheel needing to be replaced on this unit.
To the trained ear that is a horrible sound. Nothing funny about it. So I lay down and crawled under the ruck and I saw the bolt missing out of the Bendix fork???Then I said can I get someone to remove this starter? I had a good guy to do it. I stood by and instructed. He told me the starter fell out after he removed the 2 nose bolts. I was puzzled. I put the starter in and always check support brackets when having it serviced. I went and pulled a rebuilt starter from my stock and when I got back the starter and bracket in the pictures is what you I saw. This is the second GM 28MT support bracket to break. Not the same vehicle but the same break. I will be adding another piece to the bracket to add strength. Maybe weld a thin strip of flat bar on both sides. Ply strength/laminated. Sounds Logical. Anyway back on the truck and back in service. The bolt gone. I use lock tight on every bracket bolt so i don't have them loose. This bracket is cheesy on looking at the new one. Hopefully no Flex-plate/flywheel needing to be replaced on this unit.
