Starter removal issue

Hi,

If you bring the opposite end out first and then angle the starter motor, you should be able to get it past the drive shaft/differential. I'm not there to know what all was tried, so please bear with me. Can it go out through the front or is the exhaust in the way? I don't ever recall having trouble.

Worst case, you may have to support the engine and unbolt the left motor mount and slightly lift that side of the engine, but I do not remember ever doing that.

Let me know.
Joe

Hello,

It has been a while since I've done that year Explorer but it will come out the bottom without removing anything. I think you need to turn it so that the drive gear is facing up I'm pretty sure it will slide by the axle and the upper lip that gets in the way I'm pretty sure when you angle it right you can get it by like getting a couch through a doorway. At the spot where where the axle meets the transmission.

I've attached a diagram of two things to verify, power and ground at the starter.

Hi,

Well, do you have a test light? Your going to have to follow the power down the circuit starting at the battery you want a consistent bright light the whole way, attach a good ground and with someone turning the key into the crank position check down the line, first the positive cable at the battery then over to the relay one terminal power on (bright light) one turns on with the key (bright light). If you have that right to the starter, first the main post (bright light), then second small wire on with the key (bright light). If it passes that the starter needs a bench test.
Tom.

That very well could be the problem, low voltage all the way under load. The light will tell you that to, on the very first test I listed the light will dim but not go out. When turned to the crank position. It should be bright the whole time and not dim.