Oil Pan Drop

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  1. MaverickPDX

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    Hey folks, I'm trying to remove the oil pan of my '77 Mav and give it a thorough cleaning. The starter is one of the things that needs to be removed in order to do so. Unfortunately, I've lost my Chilton's guide and now I'm not sure what I'm looking at... it looks like the starter is attached by two bolts, plus one connecting it to an electrical source. After draining the crankcase and the taking out the swaybar, I disconnected those bolts and am now trying to remove the starter. It looks like the back of the starter is sealed to a gasket somewhere towards the rear main seal(?). I tried prying it off but the gasket started oozing. Figured I should consult the forum before I damage something.

    My questions are: what is the back of the starter attached to, and how do I remove it safely?

    Thanks people.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    starter has no gasket...two bolts and the wires is all.
     
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    Thank you. It looks like the starter is a newer replacement. Unfortunately, the person who installed it might have used gasket sealer to hold it in place...
     
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    LOL the chance gasket sealer alone is going to hold a starter, zero & none. No doubt there are bolts in it, in addition to a bit of goo smeared around.
     
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    I removed the two nuts holding the starter in place. There was another one towards the top of the mount, but the starter didn't budge after I removed that one either. If there's yet another bolt, I'm totally baffled as to where it could be. Hope that Chilton's guide turns up...

    And, yep, I'm aware that this doesn't make sense and probably sounds a bit silly. This should be a very simple task. But, some people find joy in things they aren't very good at, and for me, this is just one of those things :rofl2:
     
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    Three bolts total not including electrical hook up. Try leaving the electrical hooked up and turn it over with the key (pull coil wire so it wont start) If starter is not able to turn it over then use a pry bar and turn it over by hand, bendix may have the gear stuck out and engaged in flew plate. You may just have to get angry at it and pry hard
     
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    I started the car without the coil plugged in, put it in neutral, disconnected the starter from the electrical, doused the starter with PB Blaster and pried with a chisel. The damned thing popped off. Victory.

    Everything looked fine inside both the flywheel housing and the starter, but I guess some things just get stuck sometimes.
     

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