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Starter bolt fell off yesterday and left the threaded part in the hole.

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I bought an easy out but I am looking for something to keep the drill bit on target. Any tips/ideas?

The part of the bolt that is still in is too deep to weld a nut onto it. It does not look rusted but who knows it did break off.
 
Start with a center punch and try to hit the center then drill with a left hand drill bit.Sometimes you get lucky and the bit will catch and back the bolt right out.If it does drill all the way in,get a very good quality easy out cause if you break a cheap one off in there you will have pant loads of fun getting it out from that point.Ask me how I know all this,lol.
 
these bolts are in blind holes.
i never seen one rusted in yet
Try a wriggle it out with a pointy pick,they usually come out easy with a little patience
A left handed drill bit work well too.

BTW check to see if the little bracket is on the other end of the starter,a missing bracket is often the cause of starter bolts breaking
 
bison said:
these bolts are in blind holes.
i never seen one rusted in yet
Try a wriggle it out with a pointy pick,they usually come out easy with a little patience
A left handed drill bit work well too.

BTW check to see if the little bracket is on the other end of the starter,a missing bracket is often the cause of starter bolts breaking
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The problem I had with the one 6.2 i had was that mine also broke off a little deeper and it took the first thread and a half of the hole out with it.The left hand drill bit brought it close enough to the surface when it caught that I could weld a nut on it.The other 6.2 i had,I broke the damn easy out off and ended up blowing the bolt out with my tourch,drilling a bigger hole in the block and run a healy coil to fix it.Sure was fun laying under the truck and blowing that bolt out straight above my face I tell ya.
 
Got it out with a screw driver and a liberal amount of wd-40. I was not looking forward to drilling into that bolt.

I got the starter off I only had to take off one bolt (the other one broke off) where does this bracket attach to? I am only looking at the bottom of the starter do I need to take it all the way off?
 
it goes from the back of the starter to the block there is a bracket that is supposed to be there. they are kind of a PITA to get on and off and many people when replacing the starter do not re install. BAD IDEA i can show you pictures of a block that had the starter bolts broke out the holes when it went and im thinking that block is toast plus when i finally tore it down one side is very badly rusted from sitting out side before i got it. i mainly just wanted all the accessorys and mounts.
 
JohnnyT said:
Got it out with a screw driver and a liberal amount of wd-40. I was not looking forward to drilling into that bolt.

I got the starter off I only had to take off one bolt (the other one broke off) where does this bracket attach to? I am only looking at the bottom of the starter do I need to take it all the way off?
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Best access is trough the wheel well,its above and at the end of the starter.
If it ain't there ,get one or you'll be digging stubs out on a regulair basis,that is untill you break the starter mount right of the block,like buddy said
 
bison said:
Best access is trough the wheel well,its above and at the end of the starter.
If it ain't there ,get one or you'll be digging stubs out on a regulair basis,that is untill you break the starter mount right of the block,like buddy said
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dont get me confused with buddy im not that smart!!! :hihi:
 
If you use a long extension and electrical tape on a universal joint you can get a socket on the nut for the block from underneath. There simply is no good way to get to the nut on the back of the starter for that bracket. Referring to putting it back on. The bracket does not have to come loose from the back of the starter to get it off.

The aftermarket Powermaster 9052 Diesel Starter is much easier to handle for this bracket. But it a PIA for the front two bolts to get started.
 
i have an OE delco starter that i just had rebuilt and it was a PITA to get the front two bolts started as well (had one fall out and bust me in the mouth) i think it is just all of them the way they hang and the long holes they go threw in the starter
 
Use a transfer punch to center punch and you can also use an appropriately sized bushing to guid the left hand drill bit in the hole.

I use my little cordless Craftsman 1/4" drive battery ratchet when changing the starters. It's a big labor saver

I've never had to get under the truck to get to the starter bracket.

a set of wobble extensions available from Harbor fFreight for about $10 also comes in very handy. Much handier than swivels as you can usually get the socket on the bolt heads easier than with a swivel and you usually don't have to physically guide the socket on to the head. I very rarely use a swivel.
 
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