Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 07:57:08 -0500 From: "Eric Law" <elawnopsamexxx.com> Subject: Re: 85-88 Starter repair
Well, I've done that in the past, but I would only recommend it as a last resort. I'm assuming the bolt-head that's stripped is one of the ones holding the bracket to the engine (rather than to the starter). You'd be better off chiseling/grinding/cutting the bolt-head off, and attaching the new starter with bracket and one bolt, than no bracket at all... BTW, have you tried vise-grips on that bolt? They usually don't get stuck all that badly. Heating it up with a torch first might help, also. Eric Law White Flame (aka David Holz) wrote in message <7bmsbq$kth$1nopsamd-dur.nas.com>... >I think 85-88 was the engine run that had the starter that's in my '87 900 >(USA). Anyways, it's under the intake manifold on the driver's side of the >engine. It's mounted by two large bolts/nuts on the flywheel assembly, then >has a bracket off of the back of it that's mounted to the engine block. I >stripped the head of one of the bracket bolts, (I haven't taken anything off >of the car yet, except for the throttle sensor switch (how do you put it >back on ?)) so I'm wondering if I can just cut the bracket and leave the new >starter just bolted by the front 2 bolts. > >Any comments? > >White Flame (aka David Holz) >http://fly.to/theflame > >
