How do you remove a starter from a '98 Toyota Corolla?

Answer 1

Are you sitting down? If the bottom bolt is not there then the bolt is coming into the starter from the inside of the transaxal housing whick means a it's a CVCC type engine. Not sure if you have to pull the engine my accord's starter just went out and this is what I found by feeling no bolt on the bottom mount and sticking a pensicle in there and finding something blocking. The Chilton book that I have shows a pic of the bolt inside the houseing. I'm gona get durnk good luck

The other bolt is behind the stabelizer bar. if your hands and arms are small enough you can get behind it with a rachet wrench and not have to remove the stabelizer bar. It's the upper bolt on the short end of the stabelizer.

there's a bolt on the right front side and one from behind on the left side. Get the new one, look at it, make sure it matches the one that's in there, the bolt from the back is a little tricky, but you can get to it. I had to remove a stabilizer bar thingy to get a wrench and my arm in there. Mine's an 82 Honda accord 3 door hatch back, just swapped it out a month ago.

while looking at ste starter motor from the side of the car stick your left hand around past the upper bolt of the stabalizer bar you willm find a bolt use a # 14 open end wrench it will take time but i did it cool

Answer 2

To remove it there is 1 bolt located at the top right corner of the starter. It is best to look at a new starter to see where it is located. Unscrew it. Then there is one more bolt coming in the opposite direction on the lower left side. So the 2 blts are coming in opposite directions. The best way to remove the one coming in the opposite direction is to take out the air filter and squeeze your hand back there and feel for the bolt. You can see it (your hands) So eye it and feel for it.

Now there is another way but not really recommended. Dismantle the starter piece by piece. The part that should stay stuck is the part that sticks to the side of the engine. Now make sure the top right corner bolt is out. Spray WD-40 on it. Let it sit. Now take any tool that get a firm grip (I used a monkey wrench) on it and pull it out by lifting it up then down. Repeat to loosen it more. Eventually the bolt on the lower left will break the hole it is in and the starter will come out. The bolt might be slightly bent. Be careful too much force will break the bolt. Make sure all parts are out, even the part that goes into the motor. The only thing left should be the part that sticks to the side. BE CAREFUL.

Answer 3

remove battery cable then remove the 3 wires from back of the starter... 1 will just plug in (the very small 1 ).. one will be power and the other will be ground there are only 2 bolts in the starter 1 on top 1 on bottom the bottom will be a little hard to get to if u run in to trouble u can get me at vtecman903@aol.com good luck

Answer 4

REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION!!!!!! (SAFETY FIRST!!!!) UNHOOK..AND REMOVE THE BATTERY! DO NOT attempt this with the battery IN car..way too many things to go wrong.

Remove the battery and tray.

LOOK to the REAR of the engine,you'll see the TOP of the starter...loosen and remove the 14MM bolt/nut holding it on now down below

Drain radiator and Remove the lower radiator hose. This will let you squeeze the starter around the AC line.

THEN install the new starter,the one bolt you removed from the bottom,screw in the LAST 14MM bolt on the starter into the transmission LOOSELY!!!!!!!

GO up top,reinstall the TOP bolt,TIGHTEN THIS ONE FIRMLY,but NOT all the way... Go below,tighten the bottom bolt to final spec. RE-ATTACH ALL THE WIRES...make sure the trigger wire is snapped in fully. GO up top,FIRMLY tighten to spec the top bolt.. Re-install everything you removed up top then down below Reinstall the battery(MAKE SURE THE IGNITION IS OFF!!!!!) Hook up battery... LOOK AT EVERYTHING...see if ANYTHING is loose.. CHECK EVERY BOLT YOU TOUCHED TO SEE THAT IT IS TIGHT, MAKE SURE ALL WIRES ARE IN PLACE... Crank it...does it crank?? it should fire MUCH better then when you started....good luck.. took me about a hour WITH power tools,and I had to figure it all out : (

Answer 5

It's on the back of the motor, attached to the bell housing. MAKE SURE YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY FIRST. Then disconnect the battery and activation wires from the starter. Remove all bolts to the starter then remove the starter it's self. There may be dowl pins that help allign and also increase the difficulty of removeing the starter even after the bolts have been removed. The solution is to wiggle the starter until it comes free. And in a smaller note make sure the starter is not still bolted to any other brackets such as the intake manifold support bracket.

Answer 6

I would suggest you invest in a repair manual. It cost around $12 at most auto parts stores, and will contain the info you need to complete this repair and many others. It will pay for itself with this one repair If you buy the Chilton book, it won't help. The proceedure they show is not for this model and will not work. You will have to put the car up on stands and remove the starter from beneath the car. Do remember to disconnect the battery ground wire first. Good luck!

Answer 7

What engine do you have? These directions are for 91 Mirage GS with a 1.6L DOHC engine with Auto Transmission. 1. Disconnect battery ground (negative terminal) 2. Unplug connector going into Air Cleaner 2a. Remove air intake hose / air cleaner cover from engine (be careful when removing MAFS from cleaner body). 3. Starter is located under the intake manifold and attached by 2 bolts 14mm heads that appear to be mounted to transmission bell houseing. One is easily visible but other is hidden somewhat by AT shifter cable. (The bolt not hidden by the AT cable provide a couple of ground wire connections that need to be reattached on assembly). 4. Disconnect push on plug to starter and power wire (12mm) nut. (plug has a spring latch) You'll have to either reach around under the air intake manifold or go up from underneath the vehicle to do this. (raise vehicle and support safely on jackstands) 5. Remove the two bolts at bell housing that hold the starter to engine. 6. Starter should be supported and moved down through bottome of engine compartment. 7. Take to local auto supply like Advanced Auto and they can do a functional check to see if it is bad. Re-assembly is reverse order of the above 1-6 steps. (be sure to re-connect all leads and wiring detached during the process.

Answer 8

Get a Chilton repair manual for that vehicle, it's got a lot of information about starter removal.

To remove: raise the car and use safety jack stands, as well as a jack, because you will

be crawling under the car to get at the starter from below. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Remove the cables from the starter and then unbolt from car and remove. Install is the reverse.

Warning To not use safety jack stands to prevent the car from falling in case of jack malfunction can kill or seriously injure you. If you love the people who love you, be safe, not sorry.

Answer 9

1.Detach the cable from the negative terminal of the battery 2.Clearly label,then disconnect the wires from the terminals on the starter motor and solenoid 3.Remove the mounting bolts and detach the starter