Starter bolt fell off
#1
Starter bolt fell off
So im driving to a car show saturday night with my 68 and i stop to get gas. After i fill up i go to start the car and i hear the worst noise ive ever heard in my life, the bendix in the starter was grinding against the flywheel because the bottom bolt holding my starter to the bell housing fell out and there was about 1.5 inch gap between the starter and bell housing. how the heck did the bolt fall out? or what could have happened?
#4
RE: Starter bolt fell off
luckly it was my bottom bolt so it must have just fallen to the ground, but it was strange cuz i only drove 3 miles to the gas stations after startin it fine in my driveway. i got a ride back to my house, got another car, drove to an auto parts store, picked up and bolt screwed it back in. when i get the chance im going to replace the starter and check out any damage i may have caused. i wont be driving it for awhile since im back at college.
#5
RE: Starter bolt fell off
Ha! I had almost the same thing happen with old my '65 200ci when I was back in high school.
The aluminum mount had broken around one of the bolts and the starter ended up hanging by the bottom bolt.
Scared the heck out of me when I hit the starter. I had to push start the car for a couple of days until I could get a new starter.
Those were the days.
The aluminum mount had broken around one of the bolts and the starter ended up hanging by the bottom bolt.
Scared the heck out of me when I hit the starter. I had to push start the car for a couple of days until I could get a new starter.
Those were the days.
#7
RE: Starter bolt fell off
ORIGINAL: RolandT3Speed
I had to push start the car for a couple of days until I could get a new starter.
Those were the days.
I had to push start the car for a couple of days until I could get a new starter.
Those were the days.
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