Having a hard time installing my starter motor in my 54 with 312. It seems to hang up on the upper control arm bolt ( I removed the nut and washer )

Maybe I should buy one of those light weight high performance starters. What are the sources?



Thanks,

Richard

Drop the tie rod. Makes all the difference. Chuck 

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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

The company that sells the starters is on this site under links. They work very well, I have one on my F code.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Richard:

If the starter drive is in the "engage" position, that is with the gear almost touching the front plate of the starter, it is much more difficult to install the starter.  Most of us have turned the starter drive by hand out of curiosity, and once it screws itself in it won't retract.  If you spin the gear with your fingers, it will turn easily one direction and make a ratcheting sound.  What I do is hold the gear against the wire wheel on my bench grinder, spinning it in the ratcheting position.  If I spin it fast enough, it will retract.  Leave it there, and try installing the starter again.  If a wire wheel isn't available, I have once done it against a jacked up spinning rear wheel.  This is a rather risky way to do it though.  If your starter gear is about 5/8-3/4 inch away from the front plate, it is already retracted and the above won't help.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Got it in. Dropped the tie rods, spun the drive with my hand to shorten best I could. My wire wheel only stalled.

Tight fit

Thanks

Richard