Briggs and Stratton starter

[Geo-TH,In]

I had to take a half inch quarter in drive socket to the grinder to make it shorter and smaller in diameter to remove the bad starter.
Just wondering if they made a special socket to the hard to get to bolt ?

 

[kencombs]

I have one modified too. I used a u-joint type. On Vanguards you can reach it with a long box end from the bottom to break it loose then use the flexy one to spin it out. 321902 is the BS part nbr. But those are metric 13mm I think

 

[olddavid]

Just wondering if they made a special socket to the hard to get to bolt ?

I doubt it but you just did. I once "modified" a socket to get at an oil pan bolt for a '77 Plymouth Volare'.

 

[Mule Meat]

Yes they do.
They are called "Low Profile Drive Sockets". Readily available in 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" drive.

 

[T.R.K.]

That right hand bolt can be real trouble. Most of the later ones have a TORX socket in the head. (Provided they still have the original bolt in there.) A long torx bit works best. Most of the rest can be taken off with a 1/2" size 1/4 inch square drive six point regular socket. It also helps to turn the flat side of the starter drive to line up with your bit or extension.

 

[Russ from MN]

I had to modify a 15 mm to remove the intercooler on a 87 Thunderbird turbo coup! For removing John Deere fuel pumps I bought U-joint sockets.

 

[Geo-TH,In]

That right hand bolt can be real trouble. Most of the later ones have a TORX socket in the head. (Provided they still have the original bolt in there.) A long torx bit works best. Most of the rest can be taken off with a 1/2" size 1/4 inch square drive six point regular socket. It also helps to turn the flat side of the starter drive to line up with your bit or extension.

A Phillips or torx would be nice, This bolt had neither.
I had to remove the left bolt first and as I loosen the right bolt I pull the starter out so the socket doesn't come in contact with the starter drive.