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I am installing and X-Drive starter and cannot install the one bolt used on most starter installations due to clearance issue between the pinion and the solenoid. What should I do?

April 26, 2017bolt clearance install installations ISSUE pinion starter Used x-drive

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I am installing and X-Drive starter and cannot install the one bolt used on most starter installations due to clearance issue between the pinion and the solenoid. What should I do?

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The bolt as specified in the Lycoming parts manual will not fit in the clearance provided between the solenoid and the pinion housing. The best cure for this is to install a fourth stud in that location using the same part number as the other studs already installed.