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Was cleaning up my gunky bell housing ('51 3100 w/216) for painting and found what looks like a small screw broken off flush just under the right side below the stomp starter linkage.

There's a boss there, so I'm suspecting that should be where a clamp for the battery cable going to the starter screws on. Can anyone confirm that thinking?

Thanks

Not sure what that is doesn’t appear there’s enough room for a cable clamp under the starter return spring.

Thanks Phil

I can barely see what might be that same screw stub on your first pic, but you're right, it's just too tight in there for a cable. I was getting ready to drill and remove the stub, but won't bother now.

BTW, I see that your ground strap is routed over the return spring. My truck has a piece that forces that strap under the spring.

Here is a page in the FAM, showing the starter wiring and it doesn’t appear to have a clamp on the positive cable.

Can you post a picture of that piece. I routed it that way because I didn’t want the strap to rub on the spring. In the picture it appears to be sitting on the spring but there is a little clearance. I think gravity will eventually win!

I don't have it handy right now, but if you look at Sect 12, Sheet 8.00 in the FAM, it shows the "guide". It's a z-shaped piece of sheet metal with a bolt hole thru it.
I'm also seeing that same figure shows the battery to starter hot wire routed thru a clip on the other end of that ground strap. I remember taking that off of my truck. Which answers the question about that flush screw on the bell housing not being used for a battery cable clamp. Found the photo of when I removed it.

Thanks Kevin, it shouldn’t be to hard to fabricate.

If I run across the actual item, I'd be happy to post dimensions. I need to shovel my way out to my trailer (again!) where it likely is.

Here ya go pics are not great, 1 inch wide, hole looks 9/64 Mabel try 3/8 first see if bolt fits.looks 1/16 thick

Thanks Kevin! I’ll have to file this one away until I get to it! It’s something I didn’t even know I needed or knew was missing!

LOL, the other Kevin beat me to it.

But I dug mine out of the trailer yesterday, and just made a dimensional drawing/photo of the guide.

It looks like 16 gauge metal to me, but didn't measure that. The angle isn't quite 90 degrees and there's a bit of radius on the bends like Kevin's picture shows.

Anyway, here you go.

klhansen I recall the old timers (not us) telling about seeing bolts and stuff in the old castings done in the depression years. I think they saw it when they bored old blocks. I suppose other castings could have it too !!

fixite7, That spot was obviously for something, because of the boss in the casting. Maybe a holdover from a previous version of the pattern for a bell housing that didn't use a stomp starter. Not sure why they would have drilled and tapped and put that bolt stub in there, though as that would be extra work. I don't think it was cast in place like you're referring to.