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    Finally replaced the starter motor

    it was a real fiddley job
    started at 1.30 finished at 4
    the 1st hour was just removing the 4 bolts for some protector thingy maybe oil ?
    then undid the 3 big bolts on starter no prob
    the 2x8mm nuts on the back took ages but then realized the other bolts holding the starter bracket to the engine had not been replaced so i managed to remove the starter+bracket still together(i will replace the bolts)
    was fiddley getting it out 5-10 mins
    then fixed the bracket to new starter motor and fiddled with it for 5 mins gettin it back in
    bolted everything back on in about 15-20 mins
    jobs a good en
    glad i didnt have to remove downpipe it was wet n rainy

    gonna have a brew now then go for a drive knowing i can stop where i like again (ill still take the hammer tho just in case)


    thanks to case for supplying me with a decent starter

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    nic one . took me 4 hours to get my old starter out last week. by the time i had cleaned up it was nearly dark i started at about midday too

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    **** me!

    i wascoming tofit it tomorrow!

    see Hooligan!! told you it was easy!! lol

    LTR couldnt do it?

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    engine out job innit??

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    no , can get to it from above and below

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    i had to get it done gunner my old 1 was proper goosed
    wasnt as bad as i though
    mostly annoying coz u cant get access easy better tools will help tho
    got a few more jobs in mind now
    either alternator or p/steering pump is real noisy gotta find out which

    another engine out job

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    nah ps pump:

    front bumper off
    rad off
    o/s/f light off
    cross member off
    hey presto

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    Did you go in from the top or bottom?

    Quote Originally Posted by wavy View Post
    it was a real fiddley job
    started at 1.30 finished at 4
    the 1st hour was just removing the 4 bolts for some protector thingy maybe oil ?
    then undid the 3 big bolts on starter no prob
    the 2x8mm nuts on the back took ages but then realized the other bolts holding the starter bracket to the engine had not been replaced so i managed to remove the starter+bracket still together(i will replace the bolts)
    was fiddley getting it out 5-10 mins
    then fixed the bracket to new starter motor and fiddled with it for 5 mins gettin it back in
    bolted everything back on in about 15-20 mins
    jobs a good en
    glad i didnt have to remove downpipe it was wet n rainy

    gonna have a brew now then go for a drive knowing i can stop where i like again (ill still take the hammer tho just in case)


    thanks to case for supplying me with a decent starter

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yorkshire Devil View Post
    Did you go in from the top or bottom?
    I've now done this job twice! Have lost skin to prove it!


 

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