<masterohnone@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Having fruitlessly searched for tips on getting the starter off my
> car, I just went at it and found a way.
> The 240 starter (in my case a 1990, but will apply to many other years
> as well) is held on by two bolts, the upper most of which is a real
> bear to get at. Here's how i did it and i hope this helps someone who
> doesn't feel equipped to lower the transmission.
> Tools. Trouble lamp, 13mm socket, 18mm socket, 12 inch extension,
> breaker bar with swivling type head, regular socket wrench, block of
> wwod (2X4 ok), prybar.
> 1.Disconnect both battery terminals (10mm)
> 2.Disconnect the positive leads to the starter (13mm) pos terminal.
> 3.Wiggle off the single wire with bayonet connector.
> 4.Block wheels, set parking brake, block wheels, raise car and secure
> with at least 1 heavy jack stand.
> 5.Under the car, use the prybar to force the transmission as far to
> the passenger side as possible, it'll move about an inch or two.Pry
> towards the rear of the tranny where it meets the driveshaft and pry
> against the channel wall of the hole the tranny sits in. Being on
> rubber mounts, it'll move more than you think, be careful not to pinch
> anything. Keeping the pressure on the prybar, wedge a chunc of 2X4
> between the trany and the housing wall, do this as far to the rear as
> possible ( I wedged mine where the driveshaft meets the trranny.) This
> will give you just barely enough (but enough) room to get that top
> bolt out.
> 6.18mm socket on 12 inch extension on breakerbar with swivle head.Get
> the socket on tyhe upper bolt, press the extension and breaker bar
> head as far up in the channel as you can and go at it..it will break
> loose after which the regular socket wrech can be used to back it out
> (a click or three at a time I'm afraid)
> 7.Remove the lower bolt (also 18mm)
> 8. Mine was stuck in the flywheel housing prettu good and required a
> couple of whacks with a rubber mallet (from the top) using a two or
> three foot chunk of lumber to deliver the blows (theres NO room to
> swing a hammer in the vicinity of the starter.
> 9. The starter will drop out of the bottom, don't try and pull it
> upwards through the top past all those tubes and wires.
>


I've had luck using a bunch of extensions and u-joints stuck together
without doing any prying of the transmission. Manual gearbox cars have
significantly more room to work than the slushboxes but both are possible
though not easy.