Help with 3500 starter "Blind" bolt

[usgswaterman]

New member here. My 20-year owned 1972 model 3500 with 3 cylinder diesel needs a replacement starter. Do any members have experience in accessing the blind bolt on the starter so it can be removed? The other two bolts came out without incident. This blind bolt removal is holding up the replacement. Any recommendations will be appreciated. (Starter is 5").

 

[mhb@ufe]

You need a socket and extension the proper length to reach to the end of the starter. I would put at least one of the other bolts back in to hold the starter in place while you remove that inside bolt.

 

[Keith Williams]

New member here. My 20-year owned 1972 model 3500 with 3 cylinder diesel needs a replacement starter. Do any members have experience in accessing the blind bolt on the starter so it can be removed? The other two bolts came out without incident. This blind bolt removal is holding up the replacement. Any recommendations will be appreciated. (Starter is 5").

Like mhb said.
I would add, a 6 inch and 3 inch WOBBLE extensions - 3/8 drive worked best for me.
Take the negative battery cable off before you start.
HTH
Keith

 

[Sean in PA]

I thought that we had this discussion on here sometime in the last week. .. Yeah, here's a link to that thread, it was for a 4600, but the same basic starter on a 3 cylinder diesel.

https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/threads/ford-4600-starter.1786752/

 

[usgswaterman]

Thank you, members, for your advice. I’m going to take a deep breath and get to work on it.