I did this job by the pipe on the handle ( 3/4 inch drive set ) and rocking the car
back & forth in high gear. I don't need to worry about breaking off any teeth on
the ring gear OR nuking the starter that way......-art-
chuck nicodemus wrote:
> Greg Locke wrote:
>
> > Hi brian,
> >
> > If you need to get real drastic, I once removed a stubborn front bolt by
> > putting a good fitting socket wrench with a pipe on the handle on it and
> > rotating the engine clockwise till the handle was just about to hit the main
> > front crossmember. Then with the coil disconnected, giving the engine a
> > flick on the starter motor.
>
> Yeh, and flip the car over in the garage and then it's he;;;;l trying to get it
> back on it's wheels....
> Whew I can see it now. Any one have any band-aids and toilet paper?
> chuck
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