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Starfury

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All I want to do is fix the starter on my mom's '95 Corolla that I'm borrowing. Nippondenso starters need the solenoid contacts replaced occasionally, then they run for another 100k mi. $15 repair kit and a couple hours in the garage and it should be fine.

Except there are so many freaking hoses in the way that I can't get the damn thing bolted back up. I can either hold the starter in place, or I can use the same access hole under the car to thread the lower bolt in. Not both. Thanks to all the freaking heater/fuel/emissions hoses, I can't even get to the starter from the top, so threading in that bolt won't do any good until I get the starter aligned properly.

It's beer o' clock.
 
I don't recall any hoses being in the way.

Of course I've always done them with a 36 inch extension and a swivel socket on the end of an impact too. :lol
 
Well, la-ti-freak'n-da...aren't you special with your special tools.
 
"silverblueBP" said:
Well, la-ti-freak'n-da...aren't you special with your special tools.
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What's special about extensions and swivel sockets monkey boy?
 
Sounds a lot like the Honda engine in my stbx's Acura

Does this look familiar? You can see the starter at lower left. There's a whole nest of coolant and fuel hosing in the area. Probably has the same Nippondenso starter as the Toyota. Rebuilding the starter took less time than removing it.

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"69RestoRod" said:
Apparently owning them is the special part. Most folks don't buy a tool until they need it
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That was kinda where my smartarse response was trying to lead, but it apparently failed.
 
Have not done one for a while. I think we pulled the airbox out, the bracket that holds the detent cable, then got to the starter bolt with the long extension and did the rest from the bottom.

It's a pain in the rear to get it past the axle coming out the bottom too, from what I recall.
 
"lethal289" said:
:rofl :rofl Priceless... I asume :sbbp = :gobp x 100 :rofl :rofl But why did you get rid of :gobp?
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Obviously it has been superseded by a far gayer smilie......Sheesh!
 
The obvious, frequently eludes the super cranial power that Jake possesses :amaz
 
I just saw this post today, it might be too late, or maybe this won't even apply, but I thought it's worth a shot. On my Toyota Truck, Toyota put a removable plate in the passenger side wheel well that solves the problem of starter and even oil filter access. You should check the Corolla, as Toyota is real consistent like that.
 
"ZFORCE" said:
I just saw this post today, it might be too late, or maybe this won't even apply, but I thought it's worth a shot. On my Toyota Truck, Toyota put a removable plate in the passenger side wheel well that solves the problem of starter and even oil filter access. You should check the Corolla, as Toyota is real consistent like that.
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The starter on this car is facing the firewall. almost dead center.
 
Basically, heh. The other problem is that you can't really get two hands on the starter at the same time, especially if it's not on a lift. With a lift and some proper tools (all my metric tools are at my mom's house) it would've been easier, but still a PITA to hold in place while trying to get a bolt threaded. I managed to get two fingers in from the p-side to hold it in place and the other hand in from behind the intake to thread the lower bolt in.

And yes, it took longer to R&R than it did to actual rebuild the solenoid.
 
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