'67 RC426 Race Hemi bellhousing/starter problem

FED 387 · 12-04-2011, 08:02 PM

sounds like they used a double ended threaded stud with the appropriate thread size screwed into the block then position the starter to the bell housing and use a nut to finally secure the starter

marfen · 12-04-2011, 08:15 PM

problem is there is no mounting flange on the bottom of these starters accessable from the front...the bottom fastener must screw directly into the starter from the back not thru a flange like on the regular gear reduction starter.

Greg Barsamian · 12-04-2011, 09:20 PM

marfen you have a pm

Hemi Moose · 12-07-2011, 06:45 PM

Have you fixed the problem yet...you could use an allen key round head bolt.

FED 387 · 12-07-2011, 06:47 PM

hemi moose ---those bolts are known as set screws===Comp

marfen · 12-07-2011, 06:52 PM

yep I've got the glitch licked. thanks for the pointers folks. The allen head bolt works it I do some grinding on it. I sure am curious what fastener was actually used in 67. The street hemi bells use bolts top and bottom and there is clearance for the bolt head on those bells whereas on my race hemi bell there isn't. weird.

Liteweight · 12-09-2011, 01:19 AM

Hey Dave
Are you sure that your starter is for a street hemi & not for a 426 wedge in a truck applicatiion or something. Seems to me that the industrial versions had the bottom bolt had the head on the rear side of the bellhousing& threaded into the starter????
lightweight

12-04-2011, 08:02 PM	#1
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,429 Likes: 563 Liked 336 Times in 183 Posts	Re: '67 RC426 Race Hemi bellhousing/starter problem sounds like they used a double ended threaded stud with the appropriate thread size screwed into the block then position the starter to the bell housing and use a nut to finally secure the starter

12-04-2011, 08:15 PM	#2
marfen Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 208 Likes: 0 Liked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Re: '67 RC426 Race Hemi bellhousing/starter problem problem is there is no mounting flange on the bottom of these starters accessable from the front...the bottom fastener must screw directly into the starter from the back not thru a flange like on the regular gear reduction starter.

12-04-2011, 09:20 PM	#3
Greg Barsamian VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 1,402 Likes: 736 Liked 427 Times in 97 Posts	Re: '67 RC426 Race Hemi bellhousing/starter problem marfen you have a pm

12-07-2011, 06:45 PM	#4
Hemi Moose VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,824 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: '67 RC426 Race Hemi bellhousing/starter problem Have you fixed the problem yet...you could use an allen key round head bolt.

12-07-2011, 06:47 PM	#5
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,429 Likes: 563 Liked 336 Times in 183 Posts	Re: '67 RC426 Race Hemi bellhousing/starter problem hemi moose ---those bolts are known as set screws===Comp

12-07-2011, 06:52 PM	#6
marfen Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 208 Likes: 0 Liked 16 Times in 9 Posts	Re: '67 RC426 Race Hemi bellhousing/starter problem yep I've got the glitch licked. thanks for the pointers folks. The allen head bolt works it I do some grinding on it. I sure am curious what fastener was actually used in 67. The street hemi bells use bolts top and bottom and there is clearance for the bolt head on those bells whereas on my race hemi bell there isn't. weird.

12-09-2011, 01:19 AM	#7
Liteweight VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,280 Likes: 23 Liked 31 Times in 19 Posts	Re: '67 RC426 Race Hemi bellhousing/starter problem Hey Dave Are you sure that your starter is for a street hemi & not for a 426 wedge in a truck applicatiion or something. Seems to me that the industrial versions had the bottom bolt had the head on the rear side of the bellhousing& threaded into the starter???? lightweight

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