OK, so a "search" revealed several posts/threads on tricks to get the starter back IN. How about getting the @#^$%!! thing OUT? Sheesh, my son is flying up this weekend to take his 1961 Galaxie out of storage and drive it from RI to NC. Well, I took it out of storage and when I was showing it to a mechanic friend of mine he casually mentioned "sounds like your bendix is going out." I figured I'd fix that for my son. How hard can it be? I've changed dozens of starters in my life, oughta take about 20 minutes. Weil.... I've exhausted my knowledge of swear words and the starter is still dangling. It seems to me that the bendix is fully out and the starter body is hitting the cross member and there isn't enough room. I see in some of the old posts that Ted suggested turning the wheels all the way to one side. So, I'll try that in the morning and I'll jack up the other side of the car too to let the suspension/wheels hang. Any other tips? I read one post where somebody changed the bendix while it was still in the car but I didn't understand how to do that. I've got to get this back together by Sunday. Hopefully.



Thanks.



Seth

You need to pull it back and get it near vertical. It passes between the tie rod and the A frame. You need to have the steering turned just the right way but if the car is jacked up you can just push the wheel back and forth. If push and shove meet just right it almost falls out. If not you can always remove the tie rod end and drop the tie rod down.  It is usually a wrestling match. I've fought some for what seems like hours. Then suddenly its out and I'm not sure why. This is one of the real adventures for Y's Guys. Enjoy. Chuck

PS before you give up just think what a mechanic would charge to do the job!

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