2g starter removal question

[wtngclan]

well i am in the process of trying to fix a bad 2g starter... i did use the search function and it got me this far .. i have the upper ic pipe taken out and the battery and battery tray .. i found the starter hidden under the intake manifold underneath the thousand hoses that are their .. i removed the two bolts (the one w/ the ground and the one without) and i now can't figure out how to get it out .. i shoved my hand in their and pulled it every damn way possible .. out .. in.. side to side.. it wont come loose.. did i miss anything? how do you get it out of their so i can get the new one in .. thanks

 

[RamenPride]

well i am in the process of trying to fix a bad 2g starter... i did use the search function and it got me this far .. i have the upper ic pipe taken out and the battery and battery tray .. i found the starter hidden under the intake manifold underneath the thousand hoses that are their .. i removed the two bolts (the one w/ the ground and the one without) and i now can't figure out how to get it out .. i shoved my hand in their and pulled it every damn way possible .. out .. in.. side to side.. it wont come loose.. did i miss anything? how do you get it out of their so i can get the new one in .. thanks

I removed the downpipe and took it out from the bottom.

 

[wtngclan]

I removed the downpipe and took it out from the bottom.

thanks.. any more ideas?

 

[dave99gst]

i remove it from removing the battery/tray/tray mount

 

[Lunch_Box]

Can you move the starter at all? There are only the 2 bolts holding it on and I got mine out through the battery area as well.

 

[wtngclan]

i remove it from removing the battery/tray/tray mount

ok so when you squeezed ur hand thru all the hoses you pulled it towards the drive side of the car and it just came out? or did u have to do anything else because mine isn't budging

 

[wtngclan]

Can you move the starter at all? There are only the 2 bolts holding it on and I got mine out through the battery area as well.

i can move it a little but the bottom half of it where that gear is just isn't coming loose im guessin thats what it is .. its def the bottom half of the starter tho

 

[wtngclan]

i can move it a little but the bottom half of it where that gear is just isn't coming loose im guessin thats what it is .. its def the bottom half of the starter tho

i figured it out and thought i'd write a reply just in case any one else has this problem and uses the search function .. i had to use a long ass screwdriver and pry it away from the tranny .. that broke it free and then i had to put my hand as close to the firewall as i could and go around all the hoses and grab it and pull and twist it out as close to the firewall as i could ..

 

[dave99gst]

with all that stuff removed -- i dont have anything in the way ( i also have a 1g intake with the brace removed )

 

[greeneclipse]

i found it much easier to pull it out from under the car close to the firewall......i unbolted the downpipe and just wiggled the starter out after unbolting it.