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chrisabes · 04-20-2016, 11:09 PM

Last week I had the starter drive bolts fall out into the flywheel housing. I referred to Les Andrews Mechanics Handbook Vol 2 to read the following, "When either bolt breaks, it falls into the flywheel housing, creating a very difficult situation to remove the broken bolt".
I made several attempts to remove the bolts using a magnet without success, then I had an idea. Suck them out.

The following is a link to the you tube video I made. There are 4 parts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yhbhHZHrz8

JBill · 04-21-2016, 07:10 AM

Well done!

Bob Bidonde · 04-21-2016, 09:29 AM

Two diameters of Bendix bolts were used in the started drives, 5/16" in the Model A and 3/8" in the Model B, and perhaps later Model As. The 5/16" bolts have a relatively lower fatigue life. Change the Bendix to the one that uses 3/8" diameter Bendix bolts.

katy · 04-21-2016, 10:27 AM

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The Service Bulletins, page 423, tell us to disconnect the front radius rod from the flywheel housing and fish broken/lost bolts out the opening at the bottom.

04-20-2016, 11:09 PM	#1
chrisabes Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Tamborine Mountain,Queensland, Australia Posts: 85	Starter drive bolts. Last week I had the starter drive bolts fall out into the flywheel housing. I referred to Les Andrews Mechanics Handbook Vol 2 to read the following, "When either bolt breaks, it falls into the flywheel housing, creating a very difficult situation to remove the broken bolt". I made several attempts to remove the bolts using a magnet without success, then I had an idea. Suck them out. The following is a link to the you tube video I made. There are 4 parts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yhbhHZHrz8

04-21-2016, 07:10 AM	#2
JBill Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 702	Re: Starter drive bolts. Well done!

04-21-2016, 09:29 AM	#3
Bob Bidonde Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,466	Re: Starter drive bolts. Two diameters of Bendix bolts were used in the started drives, 5/16" in the Model A and 3/8" in the Model B, and perhaps later Model As. The 5/16" bolts have a relatively lower fatigue life. Change the Bendix to the one that uses 3/8" diameter Bendix bolts. __________________ Bob Bidonde

04-21-2016, 10:27 AM	#4
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,044	Re: Starter drive bolts. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The Service Bulletins, page 423, tell us to disconnect the front radius rod from the flywheel housing and fish broken/lost bolts out the opening at the bottom. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!