ok, so my dad is gonna buy a starter for my 92 ranger. i however have to install it myself cause he won't pay to get it professionally done. i need to know exactly what he needs to buy, where a starter is located on a 92 ranger ext cab, how hard is it to remove/install a starter, what tools will i need, and about how much does a new starter cost. i know you all are going to tell me to get a manual but as i've said in previous posts i can't. please help me. be as specific as you can.

 

What engine?

 

Autozone.com has repair info online for many vehicles. Maybe have a lookie there.

 

only telling you to get a manual because it will answer you with pictures instead of words, and you know the old saying, plus more stuff is going to break on a truck that old, it's the way of things. I think that the engineers call it planned obsolescence. Anyway, so is that what you found from the tests? I didn't read any feedback on the stuff I posted.

 

4.0 auto trans

 

I hope you have used the suggested methods to isolate the starter as your problem. It will be a sad situation to bolt on a new starter and find out you still have the problem.
Dono

 

If online photos won't cut it for you, call your local library & see if they don't have a repair manual!!!!

 

Listen, I know that this manual thing might not be the answer that you're looking for, but honestly we think it's best for you. If you did the tests i mentioned in your how to fix it myself post and the starter is what you need than great. But if you didn't do the tests then you may be frusterated with all the time and money you wasted by putting on a new starter that you didn't need.
I'm not trying to harp on you or tell you useless information. I really want you to succeed on this one, so please if you haven't done the tests from the previous post try them out, then get back to us on the starter. If you have done them a starter is not the hardest thing to do, clearence is the real issue. I can tell you the basic way to go about it, but first I would really like to know if you really need one as it is the most expensive component and hardest to replace of the starting system. sorry about the frusteration thus far....

 

i have tried to do the tests. i hooked the jumper cables up to the relay and all it did was click just like when i turn the key in the ignition. i don't know where the starter is located or the solenoid. if it is under the truck then i can't test it. i'm not exactly the skinniest person and i don't have a jack. i also don't have long arms with which to reach under or around things. so the only thing i tested was the relay but i'm not sure what i'm supposed to see or hear. i only know what the relay and the starter look like from pics on the internet just can't test them.

 

a click when you turned the key? That's rather odd. This is turning the key to the "start" position, not "run" right? If it were a manual I would say "step on the clutch, dumb..." but yeah. Sounds like a bad starter to me indeed. Then again, everyone in my family drives GM vehicles, 'cept me, and their starters are the only ones I have had to replace!

EDIT: You said you weren't the skinniest guy and you don't have a jack. Well you are going to have to get one. The starter on my '94 is under the engine on the passenger side. So you may run into a bit of a problem. Do you still have the stock jack? I wouldn't reccomend it, but I guess it will suffice as a last resort option...

 

ok so you've tested the relay. Good, but as Rangerpilot said, you're not going to be able to get that starter out without a jack and some jack stands. Get your mom or dad to take you to auto zone. They have a way that you can rent such things, and as long as you get their stuff back to them, you get your money back. If you can't get under there to test, then you can't get under there to replace. It sounds like a starter so far, assuming the battery and connections are good. I would not recommend that you try to work under it with it on the stick jack for replacing tires. People get killed that way.

 

Yeah not a good idea at all. I wasn't aware of the renting option from Autozone, most definetly do it!

 

After replacing the synchronizer, upon leaving the mechanics shop, my truck chirped after starting. The chirp occurs just after the engine starts and goes away. It always occurs on a cold start but not always after the engine is warm. The mechanic says that it is the starter bushing. He says it needs replacing to the tune of $316.08 (parts and labor). Is it the starter? How easy is it to replace?

 

I'd put my money on the acessory belt or one of the pulleys (idler, alternator, A/C) as opposed to the starter. Best thing to do is pinpoint the location of the noise yourself.

 

In my area there are rebuilders that can repair a starter you bring in, for way less & a reman starter with a warranty is also way less than the price quote you have!!!!

As has been suggested, check out your favorite local autoparts store's "loan~a~tool" program, as things like ramps, jacks, stands & other tools, can be rented for a refundable depost, to do maintenance on your ride.

DON'T get under your vehicle supported by a bumper jack or a tire changing jack.

If you decide to do the repair, be sure to use stands or ramps & make sure they are evenly supporting the vehicles weight at the proper places & they are on LEVEL, SOLID GROUND!!!!

A concrete base is best, blacktop is second best, but you may have to have a piece of 1/2 inch plywood under whatever support meium you choose, so it won't sink into the asphalt!!!!

Check out AutoZones web site for parts replacement instructions on your trucks model & engine type.

Also check out your local library for a repair manual, that'll give you some helpful photos & clues on doing this.

If you think the starter is bad, I'd pull it & the relay & have them electrically & mechanically inspected & tested at your local repair shop or autoparts store, before just throwing parts at the problem & hoping you've guessed right.

So be smart about this, do, or have done, the tests that'll isolate the problem, then do the repair.

Let us know how it goes.