starter motor mounting bracket...another design masterpiece

[Wobba]

Mine wont come off. As usual I have a knats ass space for getting to it and ite the last thing stopping me taking the head off... how the hell do you get it off????? This is all taking me far too long.

[Lunner]

The starter motor bracket isn't bolted to the head, you can leave it on mate

[Lunner]

But if you do wanna remove it you need to remove the fuel line heat shield that botls to the lifting eye, then remove the bracket at the back of the starter motor, 3 bolts iirc bolting onto the head, and maybe a couple of little ones going onto the back of the starter, can't remember

[Wobba]

thanks, but it is connected to the exhaust manifold and thats still on the head, just.

[Wobba]

But if you do wanna remove it you need to remove the fuel line heat shield that botls to the lifting eye, then remove the bracket at the back of the starter motor, 3 bolts iirc bolting onto the head, and maybe a couple of little ones going onto the back of the starter, can't remember

great lol...ok off with the exhaust manifold it is then!

[Lunner]

IIRC you can just unbolt the bracket from the exhaust manifold??

Only done one, and that was a williams that had the std exhaust on, mine has a supersprint so doesn't have that bracket

[Wobba]

Like pretty much everything, the bolt is just not playing ball with me and is a hard stretch to reach it and thers not enough space for a socket :(

[Lunner]

What about from underneath?

[Wobba]

What about from underneath?

Cant reach through all the powersteering etc in the wat. From wheel arch is possible but its a hard stretch, so much so you cant get any power to undoing it. Only way seems from passenger side but the bolt is simply not moving at all :(

Given up for the day. Had a couple of very bad days and I know I will just get cold and pissed off with it and end up setting fire to it

[Wobba]

I got the bolts off to the exhaust manifold, but its sealed on tight. Dont think it's ever been taken off and its stuck on solid.