Somemedic
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I worked 12hrs over today at the station so i figured that it would be a good time to change the rear diff fluid. Not sure when the last time it had been done and figured it wouldnt hurt. So I loosened the bolts and let it drip slowly into a pan. When I came back I decieded to start it up and show a guy from the street dept. the iniside and how to wire up a manual glow plug button. The starter made an aweful noise, but did start up. Since this is like the 8th autozone starter in 2yrs I didnt think a whole lot of it. This is pretty common for me and no big deal. So I look up and see the bolt is loose...but... it wont get tight. I pulled it down and sure enough it it was sheared off at the threads. I had to drop the front shaft and then lower the bell housing. Not too hard but not me idea of a fun easy sunday at the firehouse. After some drilling I used an easy out, and the thing surprisingly worked. It wasnt really too hard after that. No real point to the story other than there is a little bracket that attaches to the rear of the starter and up onto the frame. Mine is missing. I will probably have one fabbed soon. I cant say it happened because I dont currently have it but if you dont you might wanna get it. Or some craftsman easy outs...