Starter help needed

[Brownac1983]

Hey guys, My uncle bought a M1009 from one of the local towns, and I volunteered to help him get it going. I picked it up today and the guy said it had a broken starter bolt. Once I got underneath it and dropped the starter, I found a huge issue. The remaining starter bolt is larger than the broken one, looks like about 5/8", so the guys at the town garage apparently drilled and tapped it oversize. To make matters worse, I can still see the bottom of the original hole, and the larger hole isn't drilled on center.

I can machine an insert to fit the hole and return it to original size and location, but I assume they drilled the starter housing as well. Do any of you happen to have a CUCV 6.2 gear reduction starter laying around, and could you please measure the diameter of the bolt holes? I assume these should be a fairly tight fit on the proper starter bolts? The new bolts and tail bracket will be here tomorrow, I just have to figure out the bolt hole issue.

thanks.

-Drew

 

[Chief_919]

get that one from Valdese?

 

[Brownac1983]

get that one from Valdese?

Yes sir, that's the one. The guy at the garage said it was a good truck, they just haven't been able to keep a starter in it. Now I see why.

 

[doghead]

Did it have the front support bracket?

 

[Brownac1983]

Did it have the front support bracket?

No it didn't, which is probably the reason for the trouble in the first place. There's a piece of angle iron bolted to the block that appears to have been somebody's attempt at a bracket, but it wasn't bolted to the starter.

the proper bracket and bolts are coming in at the dealer tomorrow morning. Just have to get this bolt hole issue worked out.