<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp14c3afb1yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">That's a through-hole, is it not? The bore may be too big for for a heli-coil. But it might work. Let us know.<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I was thinking along other lines and making a piece of curved steel with a couple of nuts welded on where the starter bolts attach. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I've successfully replaced a starter <u>without </u>pulling the transmission cover but it meant squeezing my arm up past the cover and the bell housing. Unnecessarily difficult at any rate.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp14c3afb1signature"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none;"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none;"><div><font size="4">Dave <br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><br></span></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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On Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:51:36 AM CDT, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
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<p class="ydp9e5bbc91yiv4188500589MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">I’ve got the engine and transmission out in the TR6, so I’m thinking of putting a helicoil in the trans housing to bolt the starter into.
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<p class="ydp9e5bbc91yiv4188500589MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Anything I need to know before I do that? any tips?</span></p>
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