broken starter mount....

[gijohn48]

ok new to the site but did a basic search and found nothing... so here goes...

My son tried to start the truck (01 f250 7.3l auto trans) and heard a thunk... got out and looked and found the starter hanging by the power cable... the mount that the starter bolts to broke in half on both sides... from the looks of it this ring goes all the way around the top of the transmission and half way down the drivers side... its about 1.5 inchs thick...

My question is is this a piece that can be replaced? or is it part of the transmission bell housing? I have not looked at this that close due to it was midnight when we got the truck home and only 10 degrees outside....
any help would be appreciated! specially a diagram or exploded view pic of the piece...

[GAS]

You are lucky, that broken piece is a separate plate between the engine and the transmission. Bad part is the trans has to come out to replace it.
You should not have too much trouble finding a good used one for cheap.

[gijohn48]

here is the part that broke on me....

[GAS]

That's the one! Find a replacement yet?

[gijohn48]

that is my new replacement... found it in a parts yard in brigham city for $50 now just need to go out and pull the tranny and put it in...

[GAS]

Du'oh I didn't open the picture to see that it was in one piece. Sounds reasonable price wise.