How do you change a 1972 Monte Carlo starter?

Answer 1

Its simple, You will need ramps to lift the car off the ground so you can work under the right passenger tire area... MAKE SURE UR EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ENGAGED.. The starter is held onto the engine from 2 long bolts from the bottom.. and the front of the starter there's a bracket with another nut to hold the starter in place.. You will have to loosen this bracket first the nut holding the bracket to the engine and the nut holding the starter in position.. Then you want to disconnect your batter.. then go about disconnecting the positive batter cable from the starter along with any connecting wires from the solenoid.. next depending on your headers... I had this problem, you need to loosen the bottom bolts these are long bolts u may be able to use a socket wrench at first but once they are loosened enough they might run into your exhaust pipes... I had to use pliers to loosen the rest of the way... once these bolts are removed the starter should drop.. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHETHER OR NOT UR STARTER HAS SHIMS ON TOP.. shims are thin pieces of metal that typically space the starter from the fly wheel.. On my 72 Monte with the 350 engine and AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, i didn't need shims.. You'll understand, the starter u bought probably came with a manual and instructions.. and shims and everything else u need. If u need shims you'll place them on top of the starter.. the bolt holes should line up and everything.. now putting these bolts back in are the hard part unless u line the starter up to the bolt holes the first try.. lol, if not this will be a pain in the arms.. unless of course u have a helping hand hold the starter in place while u screw these bolts in.. Once u have these bolts in you want to connect all your wires to the same connectors... make sure these wires go to the exact same place they came from.. connect your battery cable make sure all of these connections are nice and snug.. GET YOURSELF AND YOUR FRIEND FROM UNDER THE CAR! LOL.. Now you want to start your engine to make sure there are no whining sounds.. this will determine whether or not u need the shims... If you hear a whining or grinding sound you might need to remove the shims you thought you needed.. 1 at a time.. I KNOW ITS A EXHAUSTING PROCESS.. BUT IT'LL BE WORTH IT!!! If you don't hear any sound and all the it cranks right up.. then finally u can put the bracket back in place and tighten.. connect your battery and waaaah lahhhhhhhhh!! you are done..