Stripped top starter bolt

[VelvetHammer]

Starting to get parts back on the car and found that I must have stripped my top starter bolt years ago.

I'd rather not have to pull my transmission (just got the darn thing in there) to install a Heli-Coil,

Going to find a longer bolt and see if there are some decent threads behind the stripped ones, but failing that, any home-brew methods?

Found this guy's method, looks like it could work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOvDuwfnQA

The starter is only putting shear force on the bolt so not sure how NASA-level this repair needs to be.

[Chadsinto510s]

I heli-coiled mine in the car. Not fun but not impossible.

[VelvetHammer]

yeah, I think I'd have to remove my oil filter to make some room. I was also trying to avoid drilling through the metal plate that is sandwiched in-between the block and the transmission.

I did some research and these guys seem to be edging in on the Heli-Coil monopoly. Time-Sert http://www.timesert.com

[cartel]

if a tap wont run thru and find enough threads to hold the bolt then i would pull the transmission- it would probably be faster than contorting to do it in the car- and yes you would have to drill the plate out larger in the car by quite a bit .

[datzenmike]

I was also trying to avoid drilling through the metal plate that is sandwiched in-between the block and the transmission.

The plate hole is 7/16" the bolt is only 3/8"



The holes are not blind, just drill out the threads enough so you can get a longer bolt through from the other side. Use a nut an washer on the starter. It's not rocket science.

L4W63 is on the left. Starter bolt holes are obvious.

[zKars]

When tapping remember the threads are M10 x 1.5, not the finer 1.25 pitch

[defdes]

I have thru-bolted them before with a nut and it works fine.