The trick to swapping starters?

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

T-
  Did you remove the bolts holding the front motor mount "cup" to the front
crossmember?  That mount needs to be LOOSE in order to get those starter
bolts back in....

Larry

>
> Ok, I've now done enough starter swaps to last me a lifetime of Rocco
> ownership - last night I swapped in the starter with the heat problems to
> replace the one that was swapped in at Cincy which replaced the one I just
> put back in again.
>
> Still with me?  :P  Ok, last night I had the same problem I did at Cincy.
> The starter came out easily enough, but when putting the other one back
in,
> one hole didn't lign up. I could get either the top or bottom. Both times
> the motor was twisted forwards on its axis just enough.
>
> I didn't jack up the car this time ... just a teeny bit to get a second
jack
> under the pan, thinking it would keep the holes aligned if the motor
> couldn't sag.
>
> Ok, so is there a better way to swap starters .. to make sure the holes
stay
> aligned? I've done it in 30 mins before .. now it takes 2+ hours every
time.
> And I have to do it once more to swap in the new one next week. grrrr
>
> T
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