Starter Removal

[3400Camaro]

Hey guys, i'm trying to change the starter on my 95 camaro 3.4 i've got the bolts out and the wires disconnected but the starter won't come out. please don't tell me i have to take the oil pan or exhaust manifolds off to get it out!!! Has anyone changed a starter on a 3.4 before?! please help, i hope there is a trick i'm not seeing!

[Dan90RS]

On the 3.4 I usually spin the starter until it's facing backwards and upside-down. Then it comes right out.

[3.4 slow to go]

take a rubber mallet & whack it a few times to get loose. The starter on the 2.8 came out easy, & the 3.4 starter never left the motor.

[ January 13, 2003: Message edited by: 3.4 slow to go ]</p>

[3400Camaro]

thanks for the help guys, but i can't get this thing out. i need about a 1/2 inch more clearance on the manifolds and oil pan to get it to move, if i'm doing it right. i think i'm SOL, i'm seeing why the car dealer wanted $400 to install a new one. ugh :(

[TurboKillaZ]

sorry but you'll have to remove that pipe underneath the starter to get the starter out

[Dan90RS]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by TurboKillaZ:
sorry but you'll have to remove that pipe underneath the starter to get the starter out<hr></blockquote>


Not true. Do it the exact way I said and it will come out. It'll still be tight but it WILL come out.

[Pathogen]

Easiest way to remove a starter . . . start with getting a Haynes manual ;)

[3400Camaro]

I got a haynes, didn't say much, it says with 98+ V8's the exhaust has to come down. but i'm not sure about my 6, looks like i'll take it down anyway, i tried for a few hours last night and got no where, sorry Dan90RS it's not workin for me.

[viper98885]

As easy as it is to drop the y-pipe a few inches from the exhaust manifolds, I think that would be your best bet.

[camaro28]

dont take the Y pipe off, you will just end up breakin bolts off and other more time consuming thngs.

I chaged my starter last winter, all you gotta do is get a big "C" clamp, put it on one side of the Y pipe, and the other end over the side pinch weld under your rocker panel. Then just tighten it enough so it pulls the Y pipe over towards the passenger side a little. Starter will drop right out. If you dont have a C clamp, just get a friend to come over and pull on it, you dont need much movement at all. Hope that helps.

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[3400Camaro]

Thanks guys, i got it all taken care of tonight, i took the loosened the y pipe enough to move it and the starter fell right out. took about an hour. thanks