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Hi Macc, finally got that starter changed and it was a royal pain, just as I expected. First off, I found a used one for $40 and after i got it in I wondered if I shouldn't have put a rebuilt in just to avoid the agravation of having to do it again, but I didn't.
The starter was a bitch to get at, I mean there are only 2 bolts holding it in but you can only turn them a quarter turnat a time with a wrench, I didn't have a socket that I could get in. So once they came out, it was to the electrical, I had to start with them because I couldn't find the electrical when it was in. On teh selonoid there is only 1 nut to come off and a connection that came apart fairly easy.
The fun part was putting it back in, it is literally a two man job as it is impossible to use your own two hands. Someone needs to hold teh starter in place from below and someone needs to slowly start the bolts from above. It was a hell of a time just lining them up and getting the bolts starter, once they were started it was a matter of doing the quarter turn at a time till they were nice and snug.
Actually I also hooked up the electrical before I began with bolting it to the block, I found it much easier.
Finally , hook up teh battery and your good to go.
You could probably get at it from the top, but I didn't want to remove more hardware than I absolutely needed to.
I think thats it in a nut shell, Good luck with yours when its needed.
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