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Ashton · 10-07-2003, 10:42 PM

My friend Tiffany's toyota corolla needed a new starter but she didn't have the $300+ the shop wanted to fix it, so I did it for her........

Talk about a pain in the ASS! Even with air tools it took 3 1/2 hours

Get this.....

1. The power steering pump has to be pulled to make room for the starter to come out.

2. There is only enough room to get one arm between the crossmember and transaxle.

3. After getting the bottom bolt out you find the top bolt is in the opposite direction, through the bellhousing.

4. Said bolt has a bracket a 1/2 inch away..... with a fat wiring loom clamped to it covering the bolt that holds said bracket to transmission.

5. After removing loom clamp, loom and bracket you find even with a swivel socket and foot long extension the angle is impossible to remove bolt, so you have to remove the whole air box..... which just so happens to have TWO more wiring looms clamped to it not to mention the sensor and plenum tube.

6. After removing all this crap you snap swivel socket and extension to air ratchet and with one zap remove one farking bolt!

7. Next you pull out old starter and throw it across street! (well not really, it had a $30 core charge.... but I felt like it )

8. You put new starter in but find it impossible to hold starter in place and start bottom bolt because only one arm will fit between crossmember and transaxle.

9. You cuss out car and call it every name in the book... (actually I was doing this throughout the whole job)

10. You spot Hot blonde neighbor and call her over to start backwards top bolt while you hold starter in place (Hey, I've fixed her truck dozens of times.... won't hurt her to get a little dirty)

11. You thank Hottie and put the whole mess back together......

12. Car is fixed, but you want to beat it with a sledgehammer anyway...... 3 1/2 hours to do what takes 25 minutes on a Chevy, not to mention the wimpy little starter cost $130.00!

Japanese cars are teh SUCK!

10-07-2003, 10:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ashton PORNHOUND Location: California	Japanese cars = teh SUCK My friend Tiffany's toyota corolla needed a new starter but she didn't have the $300+ the shop wanted to fix it, so I did it for her........ Talk about a pain in the ASS! Even with air tools it took 3 1/2 hours Get this..... 1. The power steering pump has to be pulled to make room for the starter to come out. 2. There is only enough room to get one arm between the crossmember and transaxle. 3. After getting the bottom bolt out you find the top bolt is in the opposite direction, through the bellhousing. 4. Said bolt has a bracket a 1/2 inch away..... with a fat wiring loom clamped to it covering the bolt that holds said bracket to transmission. 5. After removing loom clamp, loom and bracket you find even with a swivel socket and foot long extension the angle is impossible to remove bolt, so you have to remove the whole air box..... which just so happens to have TWO more wiring looms clamped to it not to mention the sensor and plenum tube. 6. After removing all this crap you snap swivel socket and extension to air ratchet and with one zap remove one farking bolt! 7. Next you pull out old starter and throw it across street! (well not really, it had a $30 core charge.... but I felt like it ) 8. You put new starter in but find it impossible to hold starter in place and start bottom bolt because only one arm will fit between crossmember and transaxle. 9. You cuss out car and call it every name in the book... (actually I was doing this throughout the whole job) 10. You spot Hot blonde neighbor and call her over to start backwards top bolt while you hold starter in place (Hey, I've fixed her truck dozens of times.... won't hurt her to get a little dirty) 11. You thank Hottie and put the whole mess back together...... 12. Car is fixed, but you want to beat it with a sledgehammer anyway...... 3 1/2 hours to do what takes 25 minutes on a Chevy, not to mention the wimpy little starter cost $130.00! Japanese cars are teh SUCK!