Needs help on what to do with bent steel cover between belt housing and starter motor. I have taken down the belt housing to do a clutch replacement. However, the cover sandwiched between the belt housing and starter motor was bent when pushing the belt housing into the engine block. The situation is that the cover was bent towards the engine side. The bolt from the front cannot reach the starter motor due to a 1 cm gap. I was trying to tighten the gap by tightening the backside. I also note that the starter motor is fastened to at 3 points, 1 front bolt, 1 back bolt at a lower position and a third point that is next to the front bolt as a guide. As a result of the gap, I cannot use the original bolt to tighten from the front. The space is very tight at the back and cannot use any vise grip to close the gap before threading in the front bolt.
If I take down the belt housing again, will I be able to take this cover off and flaten with a hammer. This cover seems to sandwich between the belt housing and the engine block. Is this correct?
If I take down the belt housing again, will I be able to take this cover off and flaten with a hammer. This cover seems to sandwich between the belt housing and the engine block. Is this correct?
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