Hans:
Here's what I've done:
Get underneath with a spare jackstand and hold the startermotor up
momentarily as you lift jack up to the same height where the jack is holding
the motor up near where the UPPER bolt hole comes near the hole in the bell
housing. Balance the motor on the stand so it won't tip, using the bell
housing that it will be bolted into to hold it in place, then go "top side"
and slip the bolt through. The jack stand will serve as an extra set of
hands and bear the weight of the motor. This will also give you time and
muscle to make sure the dizzy cap clip is where it should be. Once you've
gotten that top bolt through, the weight of the motor will be on it, and not
you.
Hope this helps.
Dan
73 B
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>After this succes I wanted to mount the starter motor again.
>As the car is on axle stands and I'm on my own it's quite a heavy job
>lifting the motor and trying to put a bolt and turn it, in order to fit the
>motor.
>After this difficult job was done I wanted to put the distributor cap back
>to the ignition.
>Some of you may already feel where I'm going to:
>the top clip which holds the cap went on fine.
>the lower clip was BEHIND THE STARTER MOTOR and not easily to be moved to
>the other side of the motor, so to be functiuonal and tightening the cap.
>And now I remembered again what I exeperienced earlier.
>I then removed the motor and before mounting again, I tightened the top and
>lower clips together with an elastic band.
>
>Before I again have to remove this motor with all the trouble again, I'd
>like to know:
>is there a workaround?
>Can I get the clip from this place and move it on top of the starter motor?
>
>Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Hans - wishing this job was over
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