Thanks miguel,

Alright, doesn't sound too horribly hard, just tedious.  Now the question
is, does anyone in Portland, Oregon or on the Northern Oregon Coast have a
starter for sale that they could sell early Thanksgiving morning in Portland
or Thursday evening, Friday or Saturday around Astoria.

Thank you list, you guys are great!

Brendan

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 7:41 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>wrote:

> Oh and don't forget to replace the brass bushing......
> Miguel
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:39 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > You don't need special tools. Mostly LOTS of patience. The job is lots
> > easier if you remove the lock actuator, if this actuator comes out
> > easily, but that has not been my experience. Now I just loosen the
> > mustache bar while using a floor jack do drop the engine slightly.
> > I've also simultaneously raised the body with the tire jack. This has
> > opened up that area enough to manipulate the starter out and in, from
> > the engine compartment. This takes patience and sticking the starter
> > in and turning it, just so. Tip : pay attention to just how the old
> > starter tilts and rotates to come out and reverse this. Be sure to
> > disconnect the negative cable on the battery!
> > Miguel
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Brendan Slevin <totorovan@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Well, the syncro decided that our trip from Bend,Oregon to Portland and
> the
> >> on to Astoria was a great time to stop starting.  I will check the
> >> connections and such, but would like to poll the lists thoughts about
> >> swapping a starter on a syncro with limited tools and no garage.  The
> 2wd
> >> would've been no problem,but I don't know if the syncro is harder.  I do
> >> have my Bentley and it says to take out the diff lock actuator and take
> the
> >> axle off the trans.
> >>
> >> Brendan
> >>
> >
>