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08-14-2010, 12:53 PM
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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.
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.
08-14-2010, 01:52 PM
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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)
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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.
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.
11-01-2010, 11:52 AM
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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.
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.
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