How Hard To Install Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 8,838
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From: Australia
Disconnect battery first.
Get front of car high so you have room to access from below,Then as above.In some cases a shim is needed to achieve correct alignment of the pinion to flywheel with a new starter
Get front of car high so you have room to access from below,Then as above.In some cases a shim is needed to achieve correct alignment of the pinion to flywheel with a new starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,159
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From: royal palm beach florida
Originally Posted by rodj
Disconnect battery first.
Get front of car high so you have room to access from below,Then as above.In some cases a shim is needed to achieve correct alignment of the pinion to flywheel with a new starter
Get front of car high so you have room to access from below,Then as above.In some cases a shim is needed to achieve correct alignment of the pinion to flywheel with a new starter
Pro
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 721
Likes: 10
From: Irvine CA
There are 4 or five bolts/nuts to remove. Four different sizes, at least one is metric. The starter is heavy. I couldn't remove the upper wire while the starter was in place (maybe I could now since I know what it looks like). When I removed the two big bolts that hold the starter, that is when I found out the little nut on the top wire was metric. Luckily I had put the various wrenches in a coffee can when I went under the car. I used the can to hold the starter while I crawled out to get the %%$$@@ metric wrench. Other than that, it was a piece of cake.
There is a gasket between the starter and the engine. The new starter does not come with one. Try to get one before you start.
Tell the wife it is a three hour job, use the last two to polish off a six-pack.
There is a gasket between the starter and the engine. The new starter does not come with one. Try to get one before you start.
Tell the wife it is a three hour job, use the last two to polish off a six-pack.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 1,247
Likes: 2
From: Parker, Colorado, USofA
If you've got an automatic, you'll be able to set the starter on the tranny cooler lines while you pick your nose/get your bearings.
I then used a prybar to move the lines to the side and rotate the starter through the gap.
I then used a prybar to move the lines to the side and rotate the starter through the gap.
Racer
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 319
Likes: 3
From: LONG ISLAND NY
I was doing this last weekend...shouldn't take long.... I got interupted by the rain. But I can see that on an auto the cooling lines to the transmission can get in the way, so try to jack the front end up pretty high to give yourself room to be comfortable.
I have a 7 quart pan in my vette and the combination of the pan and the lines were being a pain and it started raining on me so I had to seek shelter.
HH
I have a 7 quart pan in my vette and the combination of the pan and the lines were being a pain and it started raining on me so I had to seek shelter.
HH
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