Broken starter bolt.

[BIGZILLA]

My new starter arrived. I had previously pulled the old one and bench tested it and did notice it was missing the front bolt. When I tried to install the new one I discovered why, it's snapped off inside the case. I have a feeling an ez-out is not going to do the job so it's probably going to be a drill and tap situation. Can anybody tell me the length of that bolt. And it would be very nice to know how thick the case is right there.

[Track T 2411]

The front and rear bolts are the same length, IIRC. I can't speak to the thickness of the case...

[BIGZILLA]

The front and rear bolts are the same length, IIRC. I can't speak to the thickness of the case...

Thanks that should keep me from going too deep.

[bstuebing]

I can tell you from experience that there is very little "meat" around the rear bolt. While trying to drill out a broken rear bolt the bit wandered a teeny tiny little bit and I ended up with an oil leak . It wouldn't surprise me if the front one is similar. Good luck.

[BIGZILLA]

I can tell you from experience that there is very little "meat" around the rear bolt. While trying to drill out a broken rear bolt the bit wandered a teeny tiny little bit and I ended up with an oil leak . It wouldn't surprise me if the front one is similar. Good luck.

Thank you for the warning.