hey i have a 95 z28 and i was able to remove the starter within 5 minutes just by unbolting it and disconnecting the wires...

on my gf's 94 3.4 ltr i can't get it out, its completely unbolted and all the wires are off, i even removed the metal shield around the solenoid. Do i have to removed part of the exhaust to fit it out of the bottom or is there something i am missing?


thanks
josh

 

you have to remove the flywheel cover then you get the silinoid in between the exhaust and the trans cooler lines(if u have a trans cooler). Then u slide the starter out towards the trans. you have to get it just right then it just comes right out I just replaced my starter 2 months ago in my 93 3.4 and it took me 45 mins to figure out how to get it out the haynes manual is a POS.

P.S. dont over tighten the wires or u will break the plastic around the bolt and have to buy another silinoid.


if u want to take pics and send them to me at stonny9@bellsouth.net i will edit them with directions or i can try and take pics tomorrow when i get of work at 5

 

haha I sat their fighting with that @#$% thing for hours then got pissed grabbed a jack and threw her under the engine and lifted it up a little bit gave me just the right amount of room to get that peace of crap in and out sliding it under the motor mount, good luck gab a few beers too helps out some times err almost all the time

 

well i actually ended up giving up and putting the starter back in...

i was going to do a rebuilding kit on it but when i opened that back of it up the brushes still looked good.... i checked the wires going to the starter, and the brushes. What else would cause it to refuse to start.

my gf will turn the key and all that happens is the lights dim, she sometimes has to try up to 6 times before it finally starts turning. I don't understand what is causing this. She doesn't have a job and i don't have the extra money to just go buy a starter.

any ideas would be greatly appreciated

thanks,
josh

 

:d

 

to get the starter out from under the 3.4..... you must jack up the motor a little bit with a floor jack..... i just did one on mine last week... i thaught it was gunna be a piece of cake but the damn y-pipe didnt let it be so easy... plus i did it in the rain...