Ok, so I had the starter replaced in my 84 Chevy Suburban last Nov. I drove it to KS and my mechanic there (who used to do all the work on that truck that I couldn't do) said the starter was pulling over 350 Amps. He said the starter ws bad and I needed to have the shop replace it. When I got back to VA, the day I went to take it back to the shop, it broke the bolt that sits closest to the engine. The shop never tested the starter, just put a new one on and said it was starting hard because of a cracked fuel line. They then charged me $250 for replacing the bolt and the fuel line. The next day, when i tried to start it, the (+) connector at the battery burnt in half and the starter started grinding. i called the shop and they came out, they tried to start it, looked at it for a couple seconds and said the flywheel was broken at the centerplate and it was $750 to replace it.
Details to follow, its a long story, but I really need help.
2007-03-20 16:59:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I found a transmission shop that said they would do the work for $350, so I took the truck there. They said the mounting holes in the block were stripped out and that they were gonna use a HeliCoil to try to repair it, but one had been used before and it had pulled out. I know for a fact there were no HeliCoils in there before i had the starter replaced, so the first shop had to have put them in at some point and not informed me of it.
They did their job and found out the flywheel was NOT broken, it was chewed up a little, so i got a new one anyway. he said the starter needed to be shimed and it wasnt. So he told me that to fix it permanately, i had to take it to a machine shop and have them cut a larger size thread into the block, bore out the holes on the starter and use a larger bolt size. I got the truck back, cost over $400 total, and the next day it pulled lose and started grinding again. I decided to take a look at it.
more details to Follow, story is almost done.
2007-03-20 17:04:14 · update #1
I replaced the HeliCoild and found that with them in, the bolt that sits closest to the engine ( the one that has broken before) was too long. it bottomed out in the hole before it tightened down on the starter, but, if you didnt try to shake the starter after tightening it down, you wouldnt notice, because it sat so close. I know my mechanic back in KS can fix this right, or tell me what has to be done, so i needed to get it to him. So I put new HeliCoils in and used JB weld to set them and the starter bolts too. It worked fine, didnt start it much at all, but today I went out because it had set for almost a month and I didnt like it just setting without running, so i started it and drove it around, started ok. but, when i shut it off in a parkinglot and tried to start it again, the bolt broke again and the starter then started grinding again.
Please, tell me what i have to do to end this nightmare once and for all.
2007-03-20 17:08:19 · update #2
I am certain i have the correct starter, its an ACDelco gear reduction starter, the same one that ws on the truck for years before I had it replaced. I double checked the part numbers and everything, it IS the right starter for that 6.2 Diesel engine.
2007-03-20 17:19:30 · update #3
There is a much better re - threading product There called Keen Inserts. They have metal ears that snap down when the entire threading job is done. Industrial supply houses have them. McMaster Carr for one. Any local industrial tool store can order these. There many tines tougher and stronger than the other replacement coil system.
2007-03-21 04:51:36 · answer #1 · answered by Country Boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not intended as a insult, but you don't do your own work. If I didn't do my work I would take it to the dealer. The other guys will be rolling their eyes at what I'm telling you to do. One of the biggest rip offs around is the car repair business. There have been several exposés done on TV about this very thing. By going to the dealer he will have to sand behind their work. Further more the mechanics are all certified. This will cost you more for the Dealer to do the job one time but they will do the job right and end this scamming of you and in the end you will pay a he** of a lot less for the repairs. When I was young I would do the repairs myself but now I take my truck to the Toyota dealer and my van to the Honda dealer.
2007-03-22 23:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by ffperki 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The 6.2 diesel starter bolts are about a quarter of an inch shorter then the gas engine bolts If you use the longer bolt, It will bottom out in the block and break the block! It is a blind hole in the block!
2014-11-24 18:30:17 · answer #3 · answered by Darwin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helicoils are not my favorite method of thread repair.The best fix for stripped threads is using a insert that threads itself into the damaged hole.these inserts are called timeserts ,only problem is you will probably have to take it to a dealership to have this repair done.also you might want to ck and make sure that a dowl pin is not missing in the block .which could cause a alignment problem with trans.
2007-03-21 08:42:32 · answer #4 · answered by deltech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are scaming You,the starter was good(the old one)
diesel starter drag lot of juice.
those guy You seeing are not diesel mechanics, I don't even thing they are mechanics.please report them to bbb.
chance are that you have an starter for gas engine.which is different.
different torque,different RPM,different bendix release after the engine start
You may buy a genuine at the dealer,tell them is for diesel.
2007-03-21 00:06:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋