: Working on my FAWKING car SUCKS!!!!
Soopastank 08-09-2002, 01:09 AM I swear I do this to myself every fawking time!!!!!!!!!!! I (try) do ***** myself instead of taking the car to a mechanic and FAWK!!!! Huge FAWKING headache!!!! Im sitting here boiling over...because I can't get my starter out because of some huge piece of ***** bracket blocking the fawking way! The bracket is beign a bitch so now I can't finish swapping out the starter till I figure out how to get that POS bracket off!!! Any of you B14 guys that have done your own starters please chime in! My fawking starter had to die the same day I got my boost controller in the mail. What luck!........I say this everytime....but fawk this...im taking ***** like this to a mechanic from now on!
Benny Boy 08-09-2002, 01:50 AM that bracket is a bitch... I've always told myself that if the starter in my 200 ever goes out, a mechanic is doing the work.
Ben
andris 08-09-2002, 03:19 AM carefully remove that piece of shit bracket, examine it closely and then throw it in the trash. really. Its an intake manifold bracket, and myself and a few people i know have ditched them, and nobody's intake manifold has fallen off yet.. ?
andris
SuperblkStalion 08-09-2002, 04:03 AM Irwin, just let me take your car off your hands
jr
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xDennis 08-09-2002, 10:44 AM easiest way i found to do the starter was actually just go on and take out the passenger side axle, so its not in the way. then you can reach the starter with ease. also if you havent...take out your intake and everything so you can see those to bolts on top. also..to save yourself the headache get a friend to help you align it up when you put it back in ;)
Soopastank 08-09-2002, 11:01 AM Originally posted by andris
carefully remove that piece of shit bracket, examine it closely and then throw it in the trash. really. Its an intake manifold bracket, and myself and a few people i know have ditched them, and nobody's intake manifold has fallen off yet.. ?
andris
I was thinking about throwing that big hunk of crap away...But with my luck...my intake manifold would fall off the moment I undo the bolts. :( But yeah if nobody has had any issues without the bracket, that MOFO is not going back on thats for sure.
eric96ser 08-09-2002, 11:35 AM There are 2 bolts on the bottom, and 2 nuts on the top. The starter solenoid wire attaches to this bracket, as do other wire harnesses. I've never had trouble with it.
Jackson Diamond 08-09-2002, 11:36 AM Originally posted by xTurbo Classicx
also..to save yourself the headache get a friend to help you align it up when you put it back in ;)
YES!! You will need someone else to help line up the starter and bolts, its a two person job.
smoat 08-09-2002, 11:41 AM I have done all the work on my car ( rebuilt head cam swap and the like), I just didn't have the patience to do it. You are a brave man. The mechanic who did mine said that it was one of the more dificult starters to do.
Soupaflie 08-09-2002, 12:06 PM I did mine by myself. I removed the nuts and bolts for the bracked just to move it slightly. Pulled the starter out, installed the newone, rebolted up the bracket, and started her up. It looks more difficult than it really is. believe me when I first crawled under there and looked at it. I almost took it to a mechanic.
Son Of Skyline 08-09-2002, 12:20 PM I feel you man! Even though I'm always doing it, I absolutely HATE working on my car. Nothing ever goes smoothly, and when it does, it usually goes well but doesn't fix the problem :mad:
Damn.. didn't someone tell you how much fun it would be? :D
It's ok.. while we're in there we can drop that POS forum shit clutch and put a real one in :) We'll get the new starter in and you'll be right on schedule to blowing up your car with that new MBC in no time!
Luis
Soopastank 08-09-2002, 01:59 PM Originally posted by Luis
Damn.. didn't someone tell you how much fun it would be? :D
It's ok.. while we're in there we can drop that POS forum shit clutch and put a real one in :) We'll get the new starter in and you'll be right on schedule to blowing up your car with that new MBC in no time!
Luis [i]
lol...again you are right! I should have waited but the MBC was calling me..10psi....10psi...You better bring some work clothes...I'll supervise.
No problem.. I'll be done fast... Three wise men with your name on it tonight ***!
LM
Originally posted by Soopastank
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lol...again you are right! I should have waited but the MBC was calling me..10psi....10psi...You better bring some work clothes...I'll supervise.
cnynracer1 08-09-2002, 03:38 PM throw that FAWKING BRACKET AWAY. It is one of the first things I did on both of my SE-R's, no problems in 180,000 miles. Peace!
Lyn Labahn 08-10-2002, 02:03 AM I am the starter replacement, OVERLORD. Don't ask me why, but I had to take my starter out for the fourth time this summer. I wrote up some instructions that are easy to follow, search the archives here, and at se-r-list.org. Try something like "Lyn Labahn Starter". The most frusturating thing for me was not getting my car high enough, so you arms aren't comfortably extended. Also, the area that you are working in is sooo small with that bracket. I have never attempted to totally remove it. I just replace it every time I get at the starter. I would hesistate to toss the fucker. By the way, make sure you disconnect your battery, and do all the connectors with the starter bolted to the car.
SuperblkStalion 08-10-2002, 07:22 PM so Irwin tell us.... we all wanna know if the starter problem was fixed?
jorge
Soopastank 08-11-2002, 01:58 PM Originally posted by SuperblkStalion
so Irwin tell us.... we all wanna know if the starter problem was fixed?
jorge
yeah..brand new starter is in there and the car starts up just fine.:D Thanks for the help good buddy.
yep.. nothing a starter and a 10 dollar part couldnt fix ;)
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