how do i get the starter out? (

[chmercer]

on my 95 240sx, i need to change the starter, and i have 1 bolt out, but i cant even see the other one that is on the left side, how do i get to it? please help

[WingsNThangs]

Yeah unbolting the starter is pretty hard to get to. Just get under the car and manage to get to it with the right size rachet wrench (17mm? 14mm?) and youll be OK. No tricks. Make sure you have jackstands.

[chmercer]

so it is possible to get a wrench in there? i can get the long stud out, on the right side but the left one is behind a bunch of crap

[blue_hauder]

I don't know about the Dohc, but on the sohc there are 2 bolts and the are both on the transmission, or more like the bell housing. Hopefully that might help. Oh I don't know how your going about this but your definately going to have to go underneath.

[blue_hauder]

damn you guys both posted while I was typing

[chmercer]

does anyone know on the s14? you guys both seem to be talking about s13

[chmercer]

time to go break some tools and a tooth or 2, there had better be some helpful advice in this thread soon or i am gonna end up at the hospital! lol

[blue_hauder]

why would it matter s13 or s14 isn't it the same engine?

[chmercer]

ill take a picture in a sec

[Lsnaple]

i replaced the starter on my dohc s13. pain in the *** trying to reach in there to loosen the bolts. there were three i believe. and yes, you will have to get under it, to get a bolt loose and to pull out/out in starter.

by the way, it would better be solved if this was in the technical forum.

[chmercer]

here are some pictures, i cant for the life of me figure out how to get around to the last bolt.

edit - usless pictures removed to save peoples bandwidth

[stretch240sx]

you just gotta reach up behind the bell housing. there are a bunch of ribs o the housing and the second bolt is one rib above the one you have out. just get a wrench witha, iirc, 14mm socket and just slide it up in there and wrench the sh1t out of it... try some pen. lube too

[chmercer]

cool thanks, il lgive it a shot, wasnt thinking that the bolt would go all the way through the housing, but duh the 1st one did so why wouldnt the 2nd, didnt even think to check for the bolt back there, thx.

[chmercer]

got the bastard off, but when i was pulling out the old motor i was wrenching on it and forgot to disconnect the battery, short story shorter OMG SPARKS IN MY FACE. is this going to fry my battery or anything, or just scare the **** out of me? i would check on the battery but the whole point on changing out the starter is that the car dosent start :p

[stretch240sx]

i wouldnt know.. i was smart enough to take the neg cable off... lol just playing

[chmercer]

<- genious

[Touchdown038]

It should be alright if you just touched it together long enough to get sparks in your face.

You'll definitely think twice about doing that one next time

[WingsNThangs]

Sigh. For future reference, ALWAYS disconnect the negative cable when working with electricity under the hood.

[slw240sx]

ive welded vicegrips to a fender before, it was an experiance! yet i still havent learnd to disconnect the battery yet!

[rudee023]

I changed the starter on my S13 without getting under the car. It was a b**** but it can be done.

[stretch240sx]

I changed the starter on my S13 without getting under the car. It was a b**** but it can be done.

god and i thought everyone called me stretch armstrong....

[Cyberkreig]

I cant even SEE the starter without getting under teh car

[stretch240sx]

I cant even SEE the starter without getting under teh car

i can... but you gotta move stuff, like the motor, but then that would defeat the purpose...

[slw240sx]

just hope you dont get finished installing a brand spanking new one after taking 3 hrs to take the old one out, and have it start the car three times then no more!!! ohhh an then the guy at auto zone wont give you the money back, you and your grandfather rebuild the oldone at 2am to get you home and the next day that prick demands a receipt for that rebuild and calls you a liar when you tell him you did it yourself..ohhh man, my friend had to drag me away from the counter i was fixing to throw the starter at him but he caught me in time!