starter motor removal

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Nicke28
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starter motor removal

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How does one go about removing the starter motor? There is not enough clearance for a shallow 17mm socket nor a box end of a wrench to fit over the bolt. I can fit an open end on the bottom bolt but nothing on the top one.
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Post by mooseheadm5 »

Use the box end from the tool kit (really thin walls) or grind the socket so it is as shallow as possible while engaging the whole nut and tapered toward the ratchet end.
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Post by 1st 5er »

The tool-kit box-end wrench should fit.
Loosening the tranny mounts and jacking it up, tilting the motor forward, should add a little extra space.
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Post by savannah996 »

And replace it with a M30B35 smaller starter.
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