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I certainly wouldn't want to put anyone off tackling this job, but it is a LOT easier if you have access to a ramp. It helps (IMHO) if your car still has the band with the bolts - then you only need to worry about undoing the nuts. If you are fitting a hi-torque starter I would recommend putting the...

Final chapter for anyone contemplating this entertaining aspect of maintenance. Although it is possible to get the starter motor in from the top/front of the car, it probably makes sense (on a manual) to remove the oil filter. This will give you enough access from underneath to move the motor in and...

I've got the thin band like the newer one in the pic. I will see if I can get it to fit. Interestingly, the starter motor manufacturer replied to my query about this and said that it is possible to remove the front plate with the two 'ears', re-drill it and screw it back on without affecting warrant...

Many thanks. My original starter was an intertia type but same general shape. On the new one I'd assumed the 'motor' was the drum-shaped bit and the solenoid was in line with the starter cog, so it can pull it in and out. Either way, the way you have yours is what I'd assumed, so it's simply a case ...

"The solenoid goes at the top with the cables away from the block."

See the photo above. The nut in the photo is facing away from the block and this is where the cable attaches, but it also has the motor on the top and solenoid bit on the bottom.

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I may have answered my own question: https://www.sngbarratt.com/English/#/uk/FindParts/Families/Classic%20Saloons/4/S-Type%203.4,%203.8/26/ELECTRICAL%20EQUIPMENT/3148/assembly/5845 Looks like the band goes round the starter and the nuts are fitted from the BACK of the car? When I took it off, mine h...

starter.jpg Help. This is really turning into a saga. I have got the new hi-torque starter located (ish). I sourced a curved band with the bolts on it. Bottom nut on. Was about to try and push starter home and put on the top nut, but with the motor in place the bolt thread would be between the moto...

The saga continues... Bottom nut was some nasty Nyloc thing that had been chewed up in the past. Managed to tap a socket on to it and shift it. Then, held the bolt head with a small socket and got it undone. Next job is withdrawing the starter. This looked nigh on impossible from underneath, so I dr...

As a follow up, in case anyone with the same issue is reading this thread, I managed to get the top nut undone using a 1/4" 9/16 socket, 19 inches of extensions and a small, 1/4 drive ratchet. If the extension is any shorter it fouls the carbs; any longer and it hits the distributor. Using a 3/...

Many thanks. So it's a 9/16 nut?

Hi torque replacement seems to be the way to go. I will also try connecting it direct to a battery before I remove it, just in case.