Hey guys,
I'm installing a new starter, bought a lifetime replacement (luckily) from Advance Auto. Before taking it home, I compared it to the old one, and they look pretty much identical so far as I can tell. When I first tried to install it, I cleaned the bolt threads and the threads in the block, and checked the bolts for straightness. The torque value I got from GNTType.org was 35 ft.-lbs. I got both bolts started, and started to torque them down, alternating bolt to bolt. At WELL below 35 ft.-lbs the damn starter housing cracked, at the nose, right where the hole is for the longer of the two bolts. I was frustrated, thinking I maybe got a bad rebuild or something. Luckily I live near the auto parts store, so I exchanged it, and started to install the new one, after verifying that my wrench was set to 35. Again, WELL before 35 ft lbs (if i had to guess maybe 15) this starter cracked in the exact same place.
After having two crack I assume I'm doing something wrong here, but I can;t for the life of me figure it out. I've changed probably 30+ starters in my life (though never on the GN), so its not like this is new to me, but maybe I'm missing something obvious.
ANY suggestions before I take THIS one back and sheepishly ask for another exchange from Advance? Are the torque values published on GNTType correct? It really didn't take much tightening at all before the damn thing cracked, i've cheked the block surface and there doesn;t seem to be anything goofy there that would stress the starter housing. I'm at a loss, please help.
I'm installing a new starter, bought a lifetime replacement (luckily) from Advance Auto. Before taking it home, I compared it to the old one, and they look pretty much identical so far as I can tell. When I first tried to install it, I cleaned the bolt threads and the threads in the block, and checked the bolts for straightness. The torque value I got from GNTType.org was 35 ft.-lbs. I got both bolts started, and started to torque them down, alternating bolt to bolt. At WELL below 35 ft.-lbs the damn starter housing cracked, at the nose, right where the hole is for the longer of the two bolts. I was frustrated, thinking I maybe got a bad rebuild or something. Luckily I live near the auto parts store, so I exchanged it, and started to install the new one, after verifying that my wrench was set to 35. Again, WELL before 35 ft lbs (if i had to guess maybe 15) this starter cracked in the exact same place.
After having two crack I assume I'm doing something wrong here, but I can;t for the life of me figure it out. I've changed probably 30+ starters in my life (though never on the GN), so its not like this is new to me, but maybe I'm missing something obvious.
ANY suggestions before I take THIS one back and sheepishly ask for another exchange from Advance? Are the torque values published on GNTType correct? It really didn't take much tightening at all before the damn thing cracked, i've cheked the block surface and there doesn;t seem to be anything goofy there that would stress the starter housing. I'm at a loss, please help.
