Starter repair

[B1 crew]

Can someone tell me the info on what starter parts fit on reverse mount bert starters. Trying to fix a few old ones for spares and saw this info on here before, but I cant find when trying to search forum. Thanks for any help,I,m trying to do this cheaper than keep buying new starters Ed B.

[JustAddDirt]

89 Toyota 4x4, 22r motor, manual transmission.
get the biggest KV motor.
easy to build.

[RacerX10]

Is that a bolt-on and use it starter for a bert rear mount bell housing ?

[Brian Gray]

if you have one already you can get any denso starter . just change the snout. i buy the lifetime ones for 89 corvettes and swap the snouts

[powerslide]

Copied this from over on the crate section. I have one on my modified its only 10-1 but its done fine, price has gone up since this post was made.

Alright, here's the deal. A 1987 Toyota pickup starter for the 22R engine @ Autozone Auto Parts part #16674X for $49.99 with one-year warranty. Don't spring the extra $20 bucks for the lifetime warranty starter because your going to modify it and the warranty will be void anyway.

should be able to do it in 35-40 minutes max.

1. Remove starter head, be careful because there's a middle gear that has a shaft through it that comes out when you remove the head and the gear has roller bearings in it that could fall out. But if they do they are simple to put back in the bottom of the gear.
2. Remove the gear drive from the starter head.
3. Disassemble the gear drive by pushing the shaft up and the gear down to expose the lock ring. Remove the lock ring so you can remove the gear, now remove the small spring, large spring and the washer that has inner grooves and trash them. You'll also leave off the lock ring and ring that was at the end of the gear. Re-assemble the gear drive and get ready to do some welding. Put the gear flush with the end of the shaft and weld it there. You will need to leave the long spring that sticks up out of the starter when the gear drive is removed. The two springs to leave out are IN the gear drive.
4. You now need to get ready to cut on the starter head. There are two "rings" where the starter shaft comes through the head. One is the large one that lines the starter up, the other is smaller right around the hole where the gear comes through. You need to cut the inner/small ring so it's level with the outer ring if you were to lay a straight edge across them.
5. Re-assemble the starter gear drive and starter head onto the starter and tighten bolts.
6. Now remove the cover on the other end of the starter that has 3 small screws holding it on. Take the centerpiece out and put some silicone on the contact that has one small wire to help prevent it from breaking and re-assemble that end. Put your jumper wire on and your ready.

ps make sure the starter gear has a back stop made on the gear. some dont they are open .. if it dont have the back stop it will not engage the bert starter gear to the engine flywheel

[JustAddDirt]

yes racerx10 it is.
to build
disassemble
take snout off and take apart the bendix gear assembly (by taking clip off the starter gear.)
you have to grind down the housing were starter gear sets (it is recessed back in housing, and it will hit intermediate gear on bell housing)

take out 1/2"x3" spring, and there is also a 1/2"x1/2" spring that needs to be taken out as well.
shorten the small spring in the center of the assembly by 1/2"
reassemble
weld starter gear on shaft assembly in the same place it was being held on with the clip.
run jumper wire from starter post, to the flat blade connector to jump solenoid.
plug up rubber vent grommets with silicone.

takes about 15-20 minutes to build
Bosch starter from local NAPA store part# SR3235X