Starter not engaging

[Jeff Aronson]

When I installed new studs in the exhaust manifold, I used brass screws so that they could be tightened/removed with less chance of corrosion.

However much you feel like cursing when you frig around on a Rover [and I do] the end result always feel good.

Jeff

[yorker]

Ok, got the job done but for the life of me I couldn't get the starter out without removing the intake/exhust manifold! .

it is like a chinese puzzle you go this way, then a little that way, then invert it and viola it drops right out. Difficult to explain and every time I do it now I have to re-figure out how I do it.

[Moose]

Cranking your steering wheel all the way to the left moves the arm on the steering box out of the way and you should have enough room to get the starter out without having to muck with the exhaust. Series 3 starters are a bit smaller so are easier to remove, but I have had the larger 2A starts come out using this method too with zero grief. But as Yorker says, you need to point it this way, then that way, a bit of a tilt and out it comes.

Brett

[Donnie]

When I installed new studs in the exhaust manifold, I used brass screws so that they could be tightened/removed with less chance of corrosion.

However much you feel like cursing when you frig around on a Rover [and I do] the end result always feel good.

Jeff

You have brass screws or big brass nuts? couldn't resist. I also learn new words while removing starters, some will come out others will not.........You can even make up new words, to no avail.........

[Jeff Aronson]

LOL - good for you, Donnie Brass nuts, of course.

Learning new vocabulary is good for the mind!

Jeff