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Sep. 22nd, 2018 04:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
randomdreamsNew starter in the Spitfire. In theory this is the easiest job around: unscrew nut, remove battery cable, unscrew two bolts that mount the starter, remove starter. It's also right on the side of the engine where it's easy to get to.
In practice, Nissan decided to use a different bolt size for the bolt on top, that I can see, than the bolt on the bottom, that I can't see, so I remove the top bolt and can't get the socket to unscrew the one I can't see, that I've placed by feel. They did this for a decent reason: the top one is huge because it's the negative ground for the whole car, with the battery cable tab attaching to it. But it's a drag to spend a lot of time trying to figure out why the socket won't turn the bolt when it's clearly over the bolt head.
However, the car sure starts nicely with the new starter motor in place.
In practice, Nissan decided to use a different bolt size for the bolt on top, that I can see, than the bolt on the bottom, that I can't see, so I remove the top bolt and can't get the socket to unscrew the one I can't see, that I've placed by feel. They did this for a decent reason: the top one is huge because it's the negative ground for the whole car, with the battery cable tab attaching to it. But it's a drag to spend a lot of time trying to figure out why the socket won't turn the bolt when it's clearly over the bolt head.
However, the car sure starts nicely with the new starter motor in place.
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Date: 2018-09-23 03:58 am (UTC)