How do you take top starter bolt out on 1998 ford f150?

Answer 1

you will need a 3/8 ratchet, a 10mm, 13 mm short and deep sockets, a few different lengths of extentions and a swivel socket (knuckle) to remove the starter.i disconnected battery terminals. i removed pass. side wheel and the plastic fender well (10 mm and a another real small socket that i cant remember the size). i then let go wires off starter (10 mm and 13mm deep). then i cracked the 2 easy bolts, one on the bottom with the ground and one on the side. then the trouble begins. i could not see the top bolt. i could just barely touch it with my finger tips. i used a 13mm deep with a small extention to a swivel to a 8 inch extention. with one hand up under the chassis and the other feeding the socket setup in abouve the chassis i somehow got it off. took over an hour. once it was loose i couldnt tell if it was on or not alot of the time due too being so loose. anyway it was even worse putting it back on. but i used the same set up. i put the to easy bolts in snug first to hold it in place but not too tight to leave a little wiggle room to get the top bolt started. anyway once the top one is tight it was all easy. i used tread lock on the bolts cause i wasnt sure how tight i got the top bolt. anyway, hope tis helps. took me a little over 3 hours to change this starter. crazy. good luck.