What's the secret? Starter removal for 90 S10 4.3 L

Paul Leach

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Jan 22, 2001, 12:01:57 PM1/22/01

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Nuts :-) I got the starter off but can not get
the darn thing out. Please share the secret
even if it's bad news

Thanks

Paul
Denver

AndersonKarlJ

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Jan 31, 2001, 4:03:30 PM1/31/01

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you have to loosen the engine mounts and jack the motor up.

jason

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Jan 31, 2001, 4:40:34 PM1/31/01

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not on my 92 4.3L...it was tight, but I worked it out....be sure to
take off a shiled bolted to the frame before you attempt to get to the
starter.

On 31 Jan 2001 21:03:30 GMT, anders...@aol.com (AndersonKarlJ)
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redneck

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Feb 3, 2001, 5:15:51 PM2/3/01

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if it's like my 90 4.3L automatic, you take out the four bolts holding the
lower half of the bell housing, and remove it, then the starter will come
down out.

learned this while on vacation, in the parking lot with the front wheels up
on the curb :^)

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Tim

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Feb 10, 2001, 12:00:54 PM2/10/01

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uhh you don't need to touch the engine mounts.
pull the splash shield off the transmission..
it's tricky, but the starter will wiggle free from around the frame.

btw.. follow the wires from teh starter.. release the first couple of
clips that hold them down.. then you can lower the starter to teh
ground before trying to remove the wires :>

On Sat, 3 Feb 2001 17:15:51 -0500, "redneck" <ris...@acsworld.net>
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Drew Blouch

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Feb 17, 2001, 12:00:16 AM2/17/01

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you can get it out by removing the exaust manifold and taking it out of the
top - thats what worked for me

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Brian

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Feb 17, 2001, 9:46:10 AM2/17/01

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(1) Remove front drive shaft
(2) Remove flywheel cover (cast aluminum on mine)
(3) Remove starter

Brian..........

There is no mix up a sander can't fix up !!! (Al Bundy)

Mike

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Feb 17, 2001, 12:08:11 PM2/17/01

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On my 94 the front driveshaft is on the opposite side of the truck from the
starter. Driveshaft is on the driver's side, starter is on the passenger's
side...

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jason

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Feb 17, 2001, 1:42:31 PM2/17/01

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mine too....I don't think you have to do anything to the drive shaft
to get to the starter....there is a steel skid plate on the frame that
has to go on the 2 wheel drive, and one the 4x4...alum plates have to
be taken off first...otherwise a ratchet and extension will get to all
the bolts....and the wires come off FIRST...there is no slack on these
trucks.....in fact, find the wire and trace it to the battery and
remove the tie that attaches it to the motor by the oil pan and remove
it there...it will give you about an inch more to work with, which you
will need when installing the new starter

Brian

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Feb 17, 2001, 5:29:44 PM2/17/01

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On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 17:08:11 GMT, Mike <mi...@dwc.to> wrote:

>On my 94 the front driveshaft is on the opposite side of the truck from the
>starter. Driveshaft is on the driver's side, starter is on the passenger's
>side...
>

You need to remove the driveshaft to get the flywheel cover off.........

matk...@gmail.com

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Oct 15, 2017, 6:14:52 PM10/15/17

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you still part of this forum? Bad starter. The devil to get out. Have bolts out. 1990 s10 4.3l v6

jjthejet...@gmail.com

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Jul 31, 2018, 2:59:05 AM7/31/18

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Is an 91 similar I got the bolts out but theres no room to drop it out please let me know

Steve W.

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Aug 2, 2018, 2:49:19 AM8/2/18

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jjthejet...@gmail.com wrote:
> Is an 91 similar I got the bolts out but theres no room to drop it out please let me know

Got to remove some pieces to get them out. Namely you need to remove the
motor mount bolt on that side along with the inspection cover and jack
up the engine to gain the room you need.

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Sam Stone

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Aug 2, 2018, 5:14:28 PM8/2/18

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Great answer Steve W. and timely too. You've helped many many people over the years. Thank You for
your continued involvement.

rbrau...@naplescsd.org

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Oct 17, 2018, 4:16:49 PM10/17/18

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Yup, on a 4x4 automatic I concur, disconnect front part of front driveshaft, remove flywheel cover (it will barely make it out) remove starter, unfortunately I found out the hard way that if you are going to re-install the flywheel cover do NOT bolt the starter in place first - what you need to do is hook the wires up to the new starter, but leave it loose so you can manipulate it around while installing the flywheel cover.