[GPMESQ]

Look at the controversy that my innocent thread, whining about 4 hours wasted playing with my starter, has begun!

It was a pain to remove the front bracket but I am going to put it back on...the new starter bolt/stud is on the way...whether or not it would ever break the block, it sounds like cheap insurance to me to have it in
place.

Being a "shade tree" Bubba type I usually just (over) tighten everything by hand...what is the correct torque setting for the 2 starter bolts?

There was no nut on the stud in the rear support...should it be secured firmly with a nut on the stud or float?