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Dec 31, 2003 | 12:14 PM

steve81

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Need help removing starter....

How in the heck do you get to the top bolt that's holding the starter on? I have an 81 F-250, but the previous owner put a 460 engine in it.

I work during the day and haven't had a chance to take a look at it in the daylight. I could barely get my hands in there to find the bolt.

Any advice?
Steve

Dec 31, 2003 | 04:16 PM

bigreave

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From: Bryan Texas

I would put a bockend wrench on it.

Dec 31, 2003 | 09:11 PM

nzabka

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From: Lincoln NE

I don't know if the 460 starter mount is the same as my 351w beings one is a big block and the other is a small block, but I found that the top bolt needed a rather long extension with a swivel on a 1/2' ratchet or a beefy 3/8" ratchet on my 351w. Hope you get her out!

Dec 31, 2003 | 09:53 PM

82F100SWB

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From: Dryden, ON, Canada

On my 460, the bottom bolt goes in from the front and threads Into the bellhousing, and the top one goes in from the back, and threads into the starter