'94 Ls 400 Starter

[ROYT]

Here is a tip someone might find useful if they have to change the starter themselves.

I just did mine.

Having got the starter in sight, you have the painfully slow job

trying to get the fixing bolts undone at 1/4 turn at a time.

I left the EGR pipe in place which didn't help the access but saved another lousy job.

Buy a LONG 14MM Spanner[WRENCH!] you can reach in better than the standard size.

After you manage to get the bolts out, cut a neat sawcut in the threaded end, leaving no

burrs and do not mark the threads, make sure they are clean.

When refitting, as soon as you get the bolts started, use a thin screwdriver and WIND THEM

COMPLETELY IN FROM THE THREADED END, this just leaves final tightening and saves a lot of time.

[RDM]

That is an awesome idea, as many shortcuts as I invented to do mine I didn't think of that one.