Starter Question
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Starter Question
I have a 94 dodge ram I'm trying to get the starter off I got the two top bolts, but the bottom one which is a stud is not budging...I tired to tap it pry and still nothing yet....is the starter part threaded there to. Any suggestions...I was thinking maybe a stud removal socket tool...I don't have a torch so[/align]
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RE: Starter Question
on my 01 there was only 1 bolt on the top. you might have removed an unrelated bell housing or something. back to that later. the stud at the bottom was pressed into the trans/bell housing? and the starter simply slides over it. it did not thread into the starter. mine were torqued down to some superhuman level too. what i had to do was use a heavier 1/2 in drive socket and a long pull handle to break them loose. i actually had more trouble with the top than the bottom, and had to use some long extensions to get the handle out there where i could really pull on it. if you don't have a pull handle, or air wrench that you can get on it, try to put a piece of pipe onto your ratchet handle. use care not to round off the nut, but you're gonna have to put more pull onto it. make sure you're turning it to the left (sorry), but sometimes people get confused laying upside down.
edit. 1BIG beat me to the post, but i would try real hard not to put a flex/u-joint in there because it tends to twist and absorb your pulling torque and slide off the nut.
edit. 1BIG beat me to the post, but i would try real hard not to put a flex/u-joint in there because it tends to twist and absorb your pulling torque and slide off the nut.
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RE: Starter Question
yea I was thinking I might have taking off a bellhousing bolt. The two bolts on top where easy after I broke them loose its just the dam bottom stud thats being a b*tch almost like its rust welded in the whole where it won't even budge even after bashing it....grrr thanks for your help so far guys
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RE: Starter Question
ORIGINAL: 1BigRamaniac
Breaker bar, and flex it. The only problem I had with my starter was trying to see to put the new one back. You may want to liquid wrench it, wire brush it down, then try again. It should walk on off of there. Are you using a 1/2 in drive ratchet?
Breaker bar, and flex it. The only problem I had with my starter was trying to see to put the new one back. You may want to liquid wrench it, wire brush it down, then try again. It should walk on off of there. Are you using a 1/2 in drive ratchet?
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RE: Starter Question
i think someone stole half your starter while you weren't looking. i'd spray pb-blaster or wd40 into every nook and cranny and let it soak awhile, then put a block of wood on that thru-bolt flange and knock the fu** out of it with a hammer. thread the lower nut back on with about 1/4 inch free space so it doesn't fall off when it comes loose.