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Replacing starter on 240 200 1989

posted by  darmstrong on  Sun Jul 3 01:11 CST 2005
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Art:

I'm interested in your comment: "I even gave it a try with an impact wrench, which is a no-no, using tools not meant for such abuse." Are you referring to impact wrenches/sockets in general, or were you using non-impact sockets (like in your picture) with an impact wrench.

I tried using my impact wrench and impact sockets to remove my starter, with no luck. I must admit that one of the main reasons I equipped myself with a compressor and impact wrench was exactly for these types of situations - to loosen nuts/bolts that were extremely tight, without needing to create enough space / elbow room to get a breaker bar in there (not to mention the muscle pulls, etc. - anyone who saw me would tell me to stick with my desk job!).

If a breaker bar with impact sockets isn't suitable for these jobs, then what good are they? If it's just to spin nuts/bolts in and out, I suppose an air rachet would do.

BTW, any ideal what kind of ft/lbs. it takes to break free some starter bolts? I thought my impact wrench was rated for 380 ft/lbs. I can't imagine that the bolt was that tight, or I don't think I could have budged it with a breaker bar.


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David Armstrong - '86 240(350k km?), '93 940T(270k km), '89 240(parts source for others) near Toronto






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