77 starter removal
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Burning Brakes
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77 starter removal
Hey guys
I'm disconnecting as much parts as possible, so I have more room for cleaning and painting the engine of my 77.
It's an L48.
-Exhaust is completely gone.
-Battery is decoupled.
Can I just remove the bolts and wires, and be done with it, or are there certain things to do before I remove it?
I'm disconnecting as much parts as possible, so I have more room for cleaning and painting the engine of my 77.
It's an L48.
-Exhaust is completely gone.
-Battery is decoupled.
Can I just remove the bolts and wires, and be done with it, or are there certain things to do before I remove it?
Le Mans Master
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Take some masking tape and a felt pen, label every wire where it goes. Then take a picture. Even the best of us have put the wrong wire back on the wrong post sometimes.
Shouldn't be any shims, but watch for them too. Great time to swap out the solenoid. They're cheap, easy to swap, and are prone to fail at the worst times.
Shouldn't be any shims, but watch for them too. Great time to swap out the solenoid. They're cheap, easy to swap, and are prone to fail at the worst times.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2017
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From: Belgium
Take some masking tape and a felt pen, label every wire where it goes. Then take a picture. Even the best of us have put the wrong wire back on the wrong post sometimes.
Shouldn't be any shims, but watch for them too. Great time to swap out the solenoid. They're cheap, easy to swap, and are prone to fail at the worst times.
Shouldn't be any shims, but watch for them too. Great time to swap out the solenoid. They're cheap, easy to swap, and are prone to fail at the worst times.
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Heck if you are going that far ...might as well take off the end cap of the starter and look at the brushes also...because the solenoid is not the only part that can go bad...and might as well look at the bushings in the end cap and also the snout....and look for wear on the Bendix due they are also known to do that...which just about makes it worth rebuilding. Don't stop at one replacement part...go all in or nothing.
Actually if you have repair shop in your area that rebuilds starters and alternators..i would take ti to them instead of getting another starter from an auto supply house.
DUB
Actually if you have repair shop in your area that rebuilds starters and alternators..i would take ti to them instead of getting another starter from an auto supply house.
DUB
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