how hard is it to replace the starter?

 

Theres 2 bolts and the wires to take off.So ,pretty easy.Just don't forget to disconnect the battery.Takes about 20 to 30 min max.

 

ok sweeto thanks

 

Be sure to have a few rachet extensions on hand. When taking the wires off of the sylenoid, it's hard to get your hand in there whereas you can pop on about 8 inches of extensions and position the ratchet a little better.

BTW, if you're changing the starter, it doesn't hurt to change the terminal heads on your battery. Strip the wire back about 2 inches and I'll pretty much guarentee you'll have a corrosion (salt) build-up on the wires. Clean em with a wire brush, put on some new terminals and the juice going to your new starter will be much more regular. I changed my starter, which was not doind too well, and found out my wires were contributing to the instability of the system.

Good-luck, have fun.

 

It's not bad at all... just a little greasy/grimy maybe. Like troy said... disconnect your battery... first!

 

It was so simple,didnt even get dirty,had my brother do it hehehehe.

 

my starter looks like someone dipped it in tar from all the leaking oil and road grime through the years, hasnt ever caused me problems yet (of course i say that now and it wont start later today, i swear my jeep can read my thoughts)

 

Just for anyone who follows up with this later on:

Make sure you've got a good selection of sockets for this job. My Jeep is a '96. The starter has 5 bolts (counting the ones on the solenoid) and they're all different sizes. The top mounting bolt is like a 19/32? Maybe someone else can confirm that? Anyway, my switch is taking extra time cause I have to run out and get an extra socket.

 

Scratch that... read up on some other sites and they say it's a 15mm on the top.