first starter wire was bad,then cylonoid went out,know the starter doesnt want to come out.i have a replacement starter but cant get old one out,how does the starters come out,do i have to drop the y-pipe?y-pipe and frame is in way in one spot and tranny lines are in way in another so whats the esiest way to get starter out?thanks

 

Piece of cake; they come right out.

Nose down. IIRC with the solenoid toward the front of the motor. Be careful it doesn't fall on your hand or anything, it might surprise you.

 

I have a manutal transmission so I wouldn't know about the tranny cooling lines but once you remove the 2 starter bolts (and all wires), you can slide the starte a little bit fwd and it drops down easily.

Lou

 

You may have to lift, push forward, turn, drop and end. Something like that in any order.
I have never had to do anything to get a starter out other then play with the starter.
I did sell my Sonoma to a friend who said he had to lift the engine and take the exhaust manifolds out to get the starter out.
All I have to say is he knew it was going before he bought it.

 

ill see how it goes tomorrow.was fighting with 40 mile an hour winds and rain today so that didnt help matters any,ive just never had this much trouble gettin a starter out of any vehicle before.thanks for the help and ill let yens know how it goes.

 

Just try to remember, when the starter drops down, stop and take a real good look at how its oriented, because thats the only way its going back in.