MINI STARTER ???????
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07/20/11 09:19 PM
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Okay....picked up a mini-starter today (91 Dak S/B).....question is the top starter bolt hole is way larger than the bottom hole, but the threads are the same.....does the top hole require a special bolt or a cam type spacer for aligning the starter....????? This is for my 408/360 based stroker with a 70's a-body aluminum 4-speed 10.5" bell/h. any help would be appreciated.....thanks in advance  Or did I just get the wrong mini starter for this application...???? Rickster
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Re: MINI STARTER ???????
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07/20/11 09:26 PM
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your supposed to center the starter,thats why the hole is bigger on the top.
So if I get this right you just let the starter slide into the register in the b/h and use a bolt w/large washer to lock it in place....??????
Rickster
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Re: MINI STARTER ???????
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your supposed to center the starter,thats why the hole is bigger on the top.
I think if you check the top bolt hole is larger I have seen this due to the stud size in the trans case.
the correct position comes from the starter itself fitting into the case or adapter plate
The top hole on this bell is the same thread size as the bottom...????? But the top hole in the starter is twice the size of the bottom hole.....only two bolt holes to use.....with the starter in place and the bottom bolt installed it is very rigid.....?????
Rickster
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Re: MINI STARTER ???????
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07/21/11 09:12 AM
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Rick.. Have been using it that way for years and years.  Because of using a P/G, adapters, and flexplates, larger hole allows adjustment, to help ring gear/starter gear mesh.  15:1 540" B1... Same big upper hole w/ smaller bolt.. Chris..
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Re: MINI STARTER ???????
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07/21/11 09:41 AM
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Thanks guys....I'm going to make a bushing for the top hole to fill it up....don't like the idea of just slamming a bolt in there....probably would be fine....but no big deal to make a bushing either
Rickster
If you have a production bell just use the correct stud. No need to fab any bushings.
hey mark shouldnt you be working lol. are you going to martin,ill be there on fri.and that hole is bigger so you can adj the starter so the gears can mesh properly.
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Re: MINI STARTER ???????
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07/21/11 09:42 AM
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I just have a bolt in mine and has been working good! I would never run A big one again.
Last edited by dragram440; 07/21/11 09:42 AM.
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Re: MINI STARTER ???????
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Thanks guys....I'm going to make a bushing for the top hole to fill it up....don't like the idea of just slamming a bolt in there....probably would be fine....but no big deal to make a bushing either
Rickster
If you have a production bell just use the correct stud. No need to fab any bushings.
Yep... its just a shouldered stud... screws into the
trans and uses a nut.... bolt on the bottom hole
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If I get home in time I may go to spectate. I'm too fat and old to race when it's this hot and am without a trailor atm. I could drive the GTX there, but I don't like to race without having a way to get it home if it breaks.