Cant get the damn starter OFF!

98blackstallion · Nov 22, 2005

i cant get the damn starter of my 98 GT. I have removed the 2 bolts that hold it on and i have removed the 2 wires on the front of the starter. I have put some force on the starter trying to wiggle it and it wont budge..what is going on here

urban96 · Nov 22, 2005

wack it with a rubber mallet, be prepaird to catch it tho so it dosent fall

98blackstallion · Nov 22, 2005

well i tryed using the rubber mallet and i wacked it many time and it still will not move it acts as if its stuck on the top of the starter. I also took a long flat head screwdriver and tryed to gently pry it off and the bottom of the start pulls away from tranny but the stop stays put. I dont know only other thing i can think of is a stick of dynamite..lol

Jinx · Nov 22, 2005

Are you sure there's not a third bolt? Some starters on some vehicles have 3 instead of 2.

mity2 · Nov 22, 2005

98blackstallion said:
I have removed the 2 bolts that hold it on and i have removed the 2 wires on the front of the starter.

you only took out 2 bolts? There are 3 bolts folding starter on. Top one is hard to see, and hard to get to. But its there.
Unless you take them out, you can yank on it all you want. It wont come out

Jinx · Nov 22, 2005

Here's what I found on-line from advance auto: Part # A3243S

1998 Ford Mustang GT, V8 4.6L

98blackstallion · Nov 22, 2005

ok then thats the problem. I was told that there were only 2 bolts. Thanks guys. I appreciate the help.

Dan_Soprano · Nov 22, 2005

98blackstallion said:
i cant get the damn starter of my 98 GT. I have removed the 2 bolts that hold it on and i have removed the 2 wires on the front of the starter. I have put some force on the starter trying to wiggle it and it wont budge..what is going on here

3 bolts on the starter. to get the top one, get alot of extentions, and you can get at it easier from over the K-member. This is how I have always done it.

98blackstallion · Nov 22, 2005

is it easy to get to the top bolt with the motor let down to were it normally sits or is it easier with it jacked up? cause right now i have it jacked up and its almost impossible to get at

98blackstallion · Nov 22, 2005

well hell im screwed right now because i cant even feel the top bolt let alone get a socket and a crapload of extensions. Why does ford do this to us? Im going ot tech school to learn mechanics and i have worked on quite a few cars and ford by far has done someof the most ridiculous things with there placements of bolts and parts lol.

timeless2 · Nov 22, 2005

Engineers don't always consider what the engine looks like when it's installed.

MineralG2k2GT · Nov 22, 2005

That top starter bolt was the bane of my exsistance when installing the long tubes. If i can give you one piece of advice is to sit on the floor, poke your head up so your level with the bolt. Use all the extensions you can find plus a swivel socket on the end. Then have a buddy stand above and guide the socket onto the bolt. good luck and make sure youleave your self plenty of time and patience

mrvax · Nov 22, 2005

Also consider replacing the 1st 2 bolts you took out. All the force of the starter is now on the 1 bolt that is giving you trouble.

Hard lesson I learned as a kid. Crack all 3 bolts b4 pulling any of them. If you are not carefull you will snap the head off the 3rd bolt.

COramprat · Nov 22, 2005

Try going from the front of the engine thru the motor mount. Get a flashlight and a friend. You will need someone to guide the socket and extentions onto the bolt.

sgarlic · Nov 22, 2005

mrvax said:
Also consider replacing the 1st 2 bolts you took out. All the force of the starter is now on the 1 bolt that is giving you trouble.

Hard lesson I learned as a kid. Crack all 3 bolts b4 pulling any of them. If you are not carefull you will snap the head off the 3rd bolt.

Excellent bit of advice.

COramprat · Nov 22, 2005

sgarlic said:
Excellent bit of advice.

Ahh...your just saying that because you want to get into his pants.

I didn't replace the top bolt on mine. Just torqued the heck out of the two I could get to. But I really need to ge the third one back in somehow.

sgarlic · Nov 22, 2005

Damn.. my plans foiled again. crapola

mnbf · Nov 22, 2005

...

ive had my top bolt out forever and no troubles....

MyEarsHurt · Nov 22, 2005

98blackstallion said:
well hell im screwed right now because i cant even feel the top bolt let alone get a socket and a crapload of extensions. Why does ford do this to us? Im going ot tech school to learn mechanics and i have worked on quite a few cars and ford by far has done someof the most ridiculous things with there placements of bolts and parts lol.

Ford has done crazy things!!! All of these companies do crazy things, they just dont think of the average mechanic working on these cars. The front headlight went out on my girlfriends 01 grand am, guess what, to replace it, I needed, 10 mm socket to remove the entire radiator protector, then a set of torx bits to remove the entire headlight assembly, then I got to replace the bulb and put it all back together. A 45 minute job that should have taken about 45 seconds.

billfisher · Nov 22, 2005

dude there are three bolts. come on now.

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