Ford 56 Starter

[fiddy6]

Hi Guys,

My starter drive has broken (see attached image).


is this a suitable replacement?
https://www.dennis-carpenter.com/car...do-not-twist-d

It doesn't quite look the same but appears to be correct.


I have a ecz-c 312 y block from a tbird in a 1956 ford victoria.

Cheers

Geoff

[Dobie Gillis]

It's correct if you have have a Fordomatic transmission. Manual cars use a different drive, identifiable by 2 bolts that hold it together.

[fiddy6]

Yes fordomatic

[hotrodart]

Interesting post......I changed my '56 Victoria 312 engine from FORDOMATIC to stick shift using a "parts car" as a donor. I guess I was too dumb then (back in '64) to know about the starter differences. I just used to original starter and it worked fine for 10 years and more than 100K miles. Who knew?......

[darrell]

there were different drives but but i never heard that before.im sure ive mixed them.

[scicala]

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On my '55 Mercury, I converted it from a Mercomatic to a Borg Warner T10 4 speed from a '63 390. I used a factory '55 stick shift bellhousing, and never had any issues with the starter. I think maybe if you swap from a stick shift to an automatic, that may present the problem, with the end of the starter drive hitting on the torque converter ? Just a guess. I know when I bought a rebuilt starter from an auto parts store, they never asked me if I had a manual or automatic.

Sal

[fiddy6]

I think I'll gamble and just get that one. I'll update here as I go.

Cheers