Larry,, THANKS for the GREAT post..


My starters won't fit either The pilot hole should be 1 inch or larger.. it is .003 out of round,, I tried both early and late starters.. and YES, needs the bevel for the late starter.. thanks again for the heads up, on starter fit issues.. At least, i haven't installed the trans yet..

Larry, did you ever get the starter to fit? I'm getting ready dis-assemble and cut the bell off.
I'm going to en-large the starter pilot hole.

Yeah I got my starter to fit. I used the late model mini starter and chamfer the edge of the pilot hole on bell, then had to grind on the side of the starter that is close to the block for clearence (per one of the tech articles on the Moparts Tech Page, Thanks Moparts ). If your using the original large starter just enlarge the pilot hole in the bell large enough so your starter slides in easily all the way before you ever put it in the truck.

Great thread, should be put in archives, as this would apply to all mopar trans installing an ultrabell ..