Timberjack 240 starter

Putnamqdm@yahoo · January 10, 2019, 10:17:00 PM

Anyone have experience with changing the starter on Timberjack 240 . 2 bolts Appear accesible but starter housing expands past the clearance to put a socket on the bolt heads. What's involved to get the starter out?

mike_belben · January 10, 2019, 11:36:44 PM

Probably grinding the snot out of thinwall sockets and box wrenches to get at that bolt.

Putnamqdm@yahoo · January 11, 2019, 08:15:37 AM

I thought about that. Was wondering if anyone actually changed one. I found one video they pulled the motor but my machine is not accesible to a crane.

thecfarm · January 11, 2019, 08:32:58 AM

Glad to see you posting,but too bad you have too.

Stephen Alford · January 11, 2019, 08:36:24 AM

Don't know if it work for you but I used a cut socket welded to an extension

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To put it back in used a bit of calking in the cut socket to hold the bolt.

OntarioAl · January 11, 2019, 08:48:27 AM

I am assuming that this is a Detroit powered machine ?
If so Detroit has a nasty habit of using a 12 point bolt in the bottom position.
On my 3-53 I remove the oil filter and reach in with a 12 point box end wrench break it loose (making the usual facial expressions) and take it out by hand then I break loose the other 2 and remove.
if it is the solenoid I change it in place.
Hope this helps
cheers
Al

larry12 · January 11, 2019, 09:34:25 AM

My 3-53 is in pieces on the ground soaking because it's stuck from water getting into the exhaust , but here's a pic of the 12 point bolts that were mentioned . I didn't have much of a problem removing my starter that I can recall ,except keeping the socket square and tight on the bolt, and then applying a lot of force to break the torque.