randypmartin
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- Location
- Reno Nevada
- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Make / Model
- Ford Bronco II
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey guys. Was having issues with the starter on my 1990 Bronco II 2.9 4x4 automatic.
I replaced it a couple of times over the past year and eventually took it to my local mechanic. The starter was shot and the flexplate cracked in multiple places. When they went to drop the transmission to access the flexplate they noticed that the "transmission bell housing bolts" (which is what they wrote on the service order) had loosened themselves quite a bit and this seemed to be what was causing the starter to continually fail. Anyway, everything is all back together working good as new but they recommend coming in periodically to re-torque down those bell housing bolts. This seems like a straightforward thing I can check on myself from time to time but having an issue finding a diagram of the specific bolts they're talking about. How many are there? Does anyone have a diagram or good description? Thanks folks.
I replaced it a couple of times over the past year and eventually took it to my local mechanic. The starter was shot and the flexplate cracked in multiple places. When they went to drop the transmission to access the flexplate they noticed that the "transmission bell housing bolts" (which is what they wrote on the service order) had loosened themselves quite a bit and this seemed to be what was causing the starter to continually fail. Anyway, everything is all back together working good as new but they recommend coming in periodically to re-torque down those bell housing bolts. This seems like a straightforward thing I can check on myself from time to time but having an issue finding a diagram of the specific bolts they're talking about. How many are there? Does anyone have a diagram or good description? Thanks folks.