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s u r f a c e of s t a r t e r m o u n t i n g f l a n g e on the oil pan and t h r u s p e c i a l ( A l l e n h e a d ) mounting b o l t s . To
p r e v e n t m i s a l i g n m e n t and g e a r d a m a g e , m a k e s u r e the s a m e b o l t s a r e u s e d a n d t h a t they a r e s e c u r e l y
tightened a t a l l t i m e s .
On
e n g i n e s , the s t a r t e r i s s u p p o r t e d
b r a c k e t s a t f r o n t and r e a r . The b r a c k e t s , when
p r o p e r l y i n s t a l l e d a n d t i g h t e n e d , p r o v i d e a l i g n m e n t of the d r i v e pinion to r i n g g e a r . Make s u r e t h e s e
a r e s e c u r e a t a l l t i m e s t o p r e v e n t g e a r d a m a g e .
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t o
o n K482 a n d
t o
o n
K662 m o d e l s .
T o m e a s u r e t h i s , move d r i v e pinion into e n g a g e m e n t then c h e c k c l e a r a n c e between the
pinion tooth t h a t i s s o l i d l y engaged b e t w e e n two t e e t h of r i n g g e a r . E x c e s s i v e b a c k l a s h i n d i c a t e s g e a r
w e a r - - r e p l a c e d r i v e pinion
r i n g g e a r in this event.