Reply To: Big Twin Correct Starter Identification

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Outboardnut. The bracket photo from Mumbles that you marked up does not show the bolts we are talking about. When you look at a bare starter you see two long bolts that hold the starter together. They stick out about 1/2 inch from the end of the starter body near the Bendix. To mount the starter in a bracket those 1/2 inch screw ends are screwed into the bracket. (after the nuts on those bolts are removed. (Yes you can have the starter come apart if you are not careful) On the bracket that you found on Ebay you can see the treaded holes in the bracket one on either side of the round hole in the bracket where the Bendix sticks through.

The distance from centerline of one long bolt to the centerline of the other is either 2 1/4 inch for 6 V starters or 2 7/16 inch for 12V starters. The distance between holes in the bracket must match the distance between the threaded bolts on the starter for the starter to fit the bracket. Hope this helps.