Starter dying?

[JoFotoz]

Before removing starter...

...try hitting starter casing with a hammer.

Not full on destructive hitting..but more than a tap....

This often works to free up plunger/bendix etc.

Jo

[iyafyl]

There are no tricks to it. I wish there were. I wasted a bunch of time thinking I could go through a wheel well and no dice. YOu have to drop the exhaust and just dive in. The only helpfull tip I wish someone would have told me is that it was a bit easier to twist the starter upside down to get it out (after disconnecting the wiring of course). This goes for install too. Make sure you order new exhaust gaskets too before you do the replacement because yours will crumble apart once you undo the exhaust....OK, make that 2 hints I wish I had known.