Starter motor -- stuck?
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Starter motor -- stuck?
I am in the process of replacing the starter motor on my '07 fit. I removed both bolts, but the motor seems to be stuck / frozen in the transmission housing. Should I "tap" it out with a screwdriver and hammer? Or, has something gone horribly awry?
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I just took on the same job on my 07 Fit with manual transmission.
After removing the 2 bolts that hold the starter in, the starter housing wouldn't budge at all.
I ended up persuading it to come out by hitting it on an angle away from the engine towards the passenger side of the vehicle with a hammer and long prybar from both the top and bottom of the vehicle. It took a few tries and I would check on the progress after 2 or 3 taps to gauge if it was moving. Since I purchased a new starter and didn't need to return the old one as a core I didn't need to worry about the condition it was in if I had to return it. If I would have needed to return the old one I would have used a long 2 x 4 piece of wood instead of the pry bar.
Make sure you have followed the other instructions to remove the oil dipstick tube as well as the plug for the oil pressure sensor before you attempt to remove the starter from the engine.
I plan on lubing the new starter housing up with a little vaseline on the area that inserts into the engine when reinstalling the new starter to ease the installation. I also spray-painted the starter housing with a cold zinc galvanizing spray on the parts that weren't painted since I noticed severe rusting on the old starter housing. Granted my Fit has 225,000 miles on it now but I've been taking some extra precautions whenever I replace parts to protect them from rust as I replace them. This includes all bolts and screws and coating them with Surface Shield or Fluid Film if they are subject to road spray and salt in the winter since I live in NY and both my Fit and Pilot have experienced a large amount of rust underneath the car due to exposure to road salt.
After removing the 2 bolts that hold the starter in, the starter housing wouldn't budge at all.
I ended up persuading it to come out by hitting it on an angle away from the engine towards the passenger side of the vehicle with a hammer and long prybar from both the top and bottom of the vehicle. It took a few tries and I would check on the progress after 2 or 3 taps to gauge if it was moving. Since I purchased a new starter and didn't need to return the old one as a core I didn't need to worry about the condition it was in if I had to return it. If I would have needed to return the old one I would have used a long 2 x 4 piece of wood instead of the pry bar.
Make sure you have followed the other instructions to remove the oil dipstick tube as well as the plug for the oil pressure sensor before you attempt to remove the starter from the engine.
I plan on lubing the new starter housing up with a little vaseline on the area that inserts into the engine when reinstalling the new starter to ease the installation. I also spray-painted the starter housing with a cold zinc galvanizing spray on the parts that weren't painted since I noticed severe rusting on the old starter housing. Granted my Fit has 225,000 miles on it now but I've been taking some extra precautions whenever I replace parts to protect them from rust as I replace them. This includes all bolts and screws and coating them with Surface Shield or Fluid Film if they are subject to road spray and salt in the winter since I live in NY and both my Fit and Pilot have experienced a large amount of rust underneath the car due to exposure to road salt.
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