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Question: Does the starter on a 1998 Chevrolet K1500 (5.7L 350) have a front bracket?
The story: this past Monday morning I got a call that my son's truck wouldn't start and sparks were coming from beneath the engine. Hurried home and found the starter hanging from the cable and both starter mounting bolts broken off in the engine block, and recessed! (broken off beneath the surface opening >:
I soaked them pretty good in Kroil and waited till Tuesday to drill them out. It took an hour or so but I got them out successfully with a 12" black oxide bit and liberal use of WD-40 after every 5-10 seconds of drilling. Couldn't find the correct replacement bolts locally so I ordered them online, waiting for them now.
My theory is that a previous owner over-torqued the bolts, causing them to eventually break.
Another theory is that this truck should have had a front bracket on the starter, preventing rotational stress on the mounting bolts. I've read that some starters on mid-90's trucks have a front bracket, my son's truck did not when I bought it. I was at Pull-A-Part yesterday and I checked about 10-15 1996-1998 C/K1500s. All the starters were gone but I saw no evidence that any of them had a front bracket installed.
Any help/knowledge is appreciated. My next day off is Saturday so I'd like to get it reinstalled correctly, if a bracket is needed/required.
The story: this past Monday morning I got a call that my son's truck wouldn't start and sparks were coming from beneath the engine. Hurried home and found the starter hanging from the cable and both starter mounting bolts broken off in the engine block, and recessed! (broken off beneath the surface opening >:
I soaked them pretty good in Kroil and waited till Tuesday to drill them out. It took an hour or so but I got them out successfully with a 12" black oxide bit and liberal use of WD-40 after every 5-10 seconds of drilling. Couldn't find the correct replacement bolts locally so I ordered them online, waiting for them now.
My theory is that a previous owner over-torqued the bolts, causing them to eventually break.
Another theory is that this truck should have had a front bracket on the starter, preventing rotational stress on the mounting bolts. I've read that some starters on mid-90's trucks have a front bracket, my son's truck did not when I bought it. I was at Pull-A-Part yesterday and I checked about 10-15 1996-1998 C/K1500s. All the starters were gone but I saw no evidence that any of them had a front bracket installed.
Any help/knowledge is appreciated. My next day off is Saturday so I'd like to get it reinstalled correctly, if a bracket is needed/required.
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