MikeV8SE

New Member

• Oct 12, 2011

• #1

OK, I need to do this tonight, but the top mounting bolt on the starter motor looks a complete pig to get to! Anyone got any helpful hints and tips on removal and refitting a new one?

Cheers!

 

Mr Noisy

Coming in your ears.

• Oct 14, 2011

• #2

Sorry it's a bit late but it's dead easy, just need the correct length of extension to clear the exhaust/starter.

 

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pornstarmax

Active Member

• Oct 18, 2011

• #3

Use a "deep" socket, extended bar...


.....PREPARE TO LOOSE SKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Paulmitchell1984

Well-Known Member

• Oct 19, 2011

• #4

As above...knuckles can take a pounding...i loosen it with normal spanner then just long ext and long socket...easy enough 15 mon job

 

MikeV8SE

New Member

• Oct 19, 2011

• #5

Sounds like they go quite often!! I got a garage to do it in the end, only because the bolts were so tight you needed a lift to get the leverage. Took two of them and a 3ft extension bar to crack those bolts off!!

 

joe1972

Well-Known Member

• Oct 24, 2011

• #6

Thought it was 8mm head sized (or thereabouts) allen headed bolts not hex head bolts for 3.9 starters, due to clearance issues at the starter face?!!

Glad you got it sorted.

 

MikeV8SE

New Member

• Oct 25, 2011

• #7

Yep, it is an 8mm but an allen key type head on mine....?

 

joe1972

Well-Known Member

• Oct 25, 2011

• #8

MikeV8SE said:

Yep, it is an 8mm but an allen key type head on mine....?

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yep, thats what I said.
Allen head = Allen key type head. Hex head = conventional bolt head you might use a socket or spanner on
From the previous posts it read as though folk were talking about the later, not the former.

They did well not to shear them off when they were hanging off their extension bar too

 

Last edited: Oct 25, 2011

3.5 efi

Well-Known Member

• Oct 25, 2011

• #9

joe1972 said:

yep, thats what I said.

They did well not to shear them off when they were hanging off their extension bar too

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at least they'd have got it out

 

joe1972

Well-Known Member

• Oct 25, 2011

• #10

3.5 efi said:

at least they'd have got it out

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I ended up weldin a bolt on the end, cos the snap-on 8mm allen socket sheared off when on the end of a long handled racket!!
Got the fooker off in the end tho

 

Mr Noisy

Coming in your ears.

• Oct 25, 2011

• #11

Mine are 8mm Allen as well btw on a 3.5, also I have done 4.6 that is same 8mm Allen

Non of which were that tight tbh...

 

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sassanach

Well-Known Member

• Oct 30, 2011

• #12

i found on mine, a irwin socket succeeded when allen sockets failed