Starter Foot switch
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 5:07 pm
What is the thread size on the starter switch posts?... Thanks in advance.
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Re: Starter Foot switch
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 5:30 pm
Starter Terminal nut size is 3/8" x 16
Re: Starter Foot switch
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 6:37 pm
Commonly known as 3/8" UNC here. Interchangeable with 3/8" Whitworth.
Allan from down under.
Allan from down under.
Re: Starter Foot switch
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 7:12 pm
Thank you, Dan and Allan....copper nuts and lock washers wouldn't hurt, right 
Re: Starter Foot switch
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 8:25 pm
I use just a brass nut BUT hold the cable as you would at the starter post - you don't want the stud to turn !
Re: Starter Foot switch
Posted: Tue May 13, 2025 8:41 pm
Originally, like the starter motor terminal, First nut on the insulator is brass. The nut holding the cable is copper plated steel.
Re: Starter Foot switch
Posted: Wed May 14, 2025 6:04 am
A thinned down wrench to hold the nut next to the starter switch mounting plate means you can hold that nut in place when wrenching on the cable retaining nut. That way you will not be turning the stud bolt in the switch.
The same applies to starter and generator terminals.
Allan from down under.
The same applies to starter and generator terminals.
Allan from down under.