i just put in my new starter from www.britishstarters.com and it ROCKS. The starter was 250 bucks and has a life time warranty. The Starter sounds like a jet plain. If you are ever in the market for a great starter this one is worth the extra money.
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DeMak
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I ran out of daylight last weekend when I was trying to put my new starter in. How did you get it into place?
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DeMak
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Lift, hell. I don't see how it can be done without dropping the sway bar? By the way, why would I want a starter that sounds like a jet plane?
The gear reduction starter from BristishStarters goes in without any trouble. No idea if you need to drop the sway bar though as I took mine off 7 or 8 years ago.
The only issue I had with installing the stater was that I painted it before I put it in and the paint made the fit in the flywheel housing opening really tight.
The only issue I had with installing the stater was that I painted it before I put it in and the paint made the fit in the flywheel housing opening really tight.
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DeMak
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Tom
When you dropped the sway bar, was it under tension? Do I need to restrain it as I take it off?
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When you dropped the sway bar, was it under tension? Do I need to restrain it as I take it off?
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DeMak
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DeMak
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OK, finally finished putting in the starter from British Starters. NEVER AGAIN. I will have my Bosch rebuilt and keep it as a spare. I had to drop the sway bar and move my jack stands from the axle to the body to get the driveshaft low enough to get the starter up into place. Then I moved my jack stands back under the axle (I feel safer that way). Thankfully I didn't disconnect the front driveshaft, which would be the other option to get enough room between the shaft and the engine. None of that is necessary with the Bosch, it just slips right up there. This may seem like a trivial complaint to some, and some would have seen how to make it work right away, but I wasted a lot of time figuring it out.
Muskyman's way works great, is much simpler and quicker......
"there is no reason to drop the sheild to drop the starter.
disconnect the neg battery terminal
remove the 2 allen head cap screws that retain the starter
once the starter comes down then disconnect the the wires."
A "drop in replacement" should just drop in where the old unit came out, IMO.
Thanks PT, I did put studs in. At least that part is now much easier. On my 95D1, the top nut (or allen) can be reached with a socket from the top. You can see the nut (or allen) by looking through the exhaust manifold.
Thanks for everybody's help.
Once again a donation to Discoweb is on it's way!
Muskyman's way works great, is much simpler and quicker......
"there is no reason to drop the sheild to drop the starter.
disconnect the neg battery terminal
remove the 2 allen head cap screws that retain the starter
once the starter comes down then disconnect the the wires."
A "drop in replacement" should just drop in where the old unit came out, IMO.
Thanks PT, I did put studs in. At least that part is now much easier. On my 95D1, the top nut (or allen) can be reached with a socket from the top. You can see the nut (or allen) by looking through the exhaust manifold.
Thanks for everybody's help.
Once again a donation to Discoweb is on it's way!
I just purchased and installed a new starter from www.britishstarters.com on my 95 RRC, and they do Rock! I agree with supersquid, it does sound like a little jet engine starting the truck. Sounds pretty cool to me! Barely turn the key, and the things fires right up! Wow!
I had no issues installing the starter other than removing and tightening the top allen head bolt. I actually removed and installed the starter from above. I had to remove the heat shield below the manifold, but that was easy since I had recently replaced the manifold gaskets a few months ago, and the bolts weren’t locked tight. Also, by removing the heat shield and working from above, you can actually see the top starter mounting bolt (at least barely).
I highly recommend the starter from bristishstarters. Free shipping, No Tax, and a Lifetime Warranty sounds pretty good to me!
I had no issues installing the starter other than removing and tightening the top allen head bolt. I actually removed and installed the starter from above. I had to remove the heat shield below the manifold, but that was easy since I had recently replaced the manifold gaskets a few months ago, and the bolts weren’t locked tight. Also, by removing the heat shield and working from above, you can actually see the top starter mounting bolt (at least barely).
I highly recommend the starter from bristishstarters. Free shipping, No Tax, and a Lifetime Warranty sounds pretty good to me!