4.0 sohc starter r&r

[silky]

Wow, all I can say is wow. What a Sh$#y design. It's hard enough getting the two bolts out never mind the god for saken wires. I got the two bolts off in about 20 minutes. The large power wire took me about 2 hours.

I don't know if it is like this on all explorers but there is essentially no slack on the main power wire. It would move a couple of inches and that was it. No matter which way I moved it I could not get enough space to get a tool on it. If I twisted one way the starter too much the main wire would bend over the nut blocking the tool and if I twisted the other way there was not enough room/angle for the tool.

I finally managed to get it by pushing enough that I got the starter to stand essentialy vertical which gave me a better angle at the nut. I got the air-ratchet-extension-socket combo near and finally magyvered the starter so that the tool quickly slipped in.

What were they thinking putting the starter in such a unreachable position, placing the solenoid on top so you can't access it, then not giving enough wire to get the thing out.

oh and when I think i broke my finger taking the front drive shaft off. Had to pry the ******* off and when it came my finger smashed the exhaust pipe.

/end rant

 

[drdoom]

Crap I hope my starter does not need replacing. Hey someone posted on here a while back that they took the long screws out of the starter first, removing the motor portion to give better access to the rest of the bolts.

 

[waskly]

should try some of the fancy jap cars, where the starter is under the intake manifold.

 

[silky]

Crap I hope my starter does not need replacing. Hey someone posted on here a while back that they took the long screws out of the starter first, removing the motor portion to give better access to the rest of the bolts.

I can't see it. 1) everything is covered in dirt/rust and it it is hard to see what's what 2) there is not a lot of room at all to remove anything. \

Getting the two bolts out is not hard. I used an air rachet because I have one and it makes life a lot easier but it wasn't that difficult even to get the upper off. The hard part is getting room to get the wires off!

 

[Red Delta]

I recently did the starter on my new to me, OHV. It took a little manipulation with my arm but I found a way to access the starter through the front suspension. I didn't even drop the driveshaft. Like you I found putting the starter vertical was the best way to get the wires off.

A quarter inch ratchet was my best friend.