First time doing a starter swap on this truck.
removed 2 13mm bolts on bottom side of starter:
took 4ever to find the 3rd...and I hope I got the right one... it sits 90 degrees from the others...
and it's not the same bolt type as the others.. it's got more of a nut on a threaded rod(I'm sure there's a real term for it)
It was extremely difficult to get to, and get my ratchet onto..due to clearance on the head end..
So, removed that, and I cannot budge the starter...

Did I remove the wrong 3rd "bolt"?

Rich

 

Yes, all 3 face same direction

 

crap...
not sure what I took off then..

ok, is there something you have to do before you can get to the top one?
cause I felt all around & though I did feel a bolt-head, it wasn't a 13mm like the other "bottom" ones...
??

 

Welcome to the forum

How-to here: How-To: Change the starter in a 3.0L - Ford Ranger Forum

 

yeah I read that before I started earlier..
It was strange that when I put the 13mm socket on the last bolt(on top), it felt too small..
I guess I need to try again...

Thanks,
R