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Starter replacement
I'm going to have to be replacing my starter in the dark in a gas station parking lot. Any tips to making it easier? I looked in the How Tos and found nothing. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Dave - 03 Baja - 92 SVX - 86 Brat - 08 OB 3.0 |
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bring a flashlight!!!
acctually you are looking at an easy job....just a few bolts... dont even have to remove anything except the batt cable (safety first!). It will take <20 mins to do. Easiest starter in the world to change... imho.
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it might be easier to get the bottom bolt form under the car, if you wont have ramps you could try drivig your car up on a curb or omsething I dunno. :\
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It wasn't as bad as I was expecting. The darkness wasn't much of a factor since I couldn't see my hands, my tools, or the nuts and bolts that I was removing/replacing...
As this is the first starter I replaced on any vehicle I don't know if this is common or not, but the bottom mounting is not with a bolt. There is a stud into the trans with a nut (19mm??) holding the starter on. If I would have had to line up a nut into that bottom hole, I think it would have taken an extra 10 minutes and a whole lot more swearing... I did have to remove the air intake, as I could not see of any other way to physically get the detached starter out of that hole that it lives in. I think it took me about 30 minutes total. Thank god for the $10 junkyard starter sitting in my basement Now it's time to try rebuild the one I pulled out... Has anyone done that yet??
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Quote:
-Chike
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Told ya! Simple as can be.... Good Job!
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1995 Subaru SVX -Accel Green Filter * -Flowmaster Exhaust -ECU Stage 1 Chip * -Alluminum Drive Pulley * -Stage 1 Shift Kit -Small Car Clear Lenses and Corners -1997 SVX Grill -17" X 7" Enkei Shoguns *Thanks Dayle! (SVX Motorsports) 1987 Pontiac Formula 350 -Enough (Once I put it back together again) |
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