Thread: Grrr disco1 starter removal

Take said extension bars come in from the top put them at the back of the motor and belt with a big hammer. In the end smashing it off was the only way I could get mine off

So actually trying to smash the rear of the bolt? To loosen grit or something?

Nar I had to break the housing and put another starter in. Someone prior to me had rounded the Allen heads out and no matter what I tried I just couldn't move the top one. I was so frustrated a match and a liberal amount of petrol was looking good. JC talked me out of burning it to the ground but he was right that breaking it off was the only way to get it out.

Put the xtension bars at the furthest point from the bolts, and a big hammer IF you really can't get it off; seems rough and I guess it is but I did get it off and another starter isn't that much in the scheme of things

I actually bought a 36" extension for this with its own uni joint. Adapted a spring to the uni and fitted the hex socket fitting and kinked the spring to hold it at the right angle to go straight in. Welded the socket to the uni so it couldn't be altered again. Plus I have a long extension to use. Also helpful for top bell housing bolts on most everything.

yep, that one can be hard.
make sure that you have cleaned out the hex hole so the allen head socket can go right in,
i then generally add all my extensions 3/8 drive, until i can get the ratchet or bar onto it in front of the diff.

Oh and once you're done, if you replace the allen bolts with regular hex bolts you can get at them with an ordinary short ring/OE spanner.

I managed to get mine out just fine... once the engine was on my work stand in the garage. Those allen bolts are one of the little jokes played on us by Rover engineers. Bet they're still sniggering. Mine took MAP gas heating and impact driver persuasion.

Originally Posted by MacMan

I managed to get mine out just fine... once the engine was on my work stand in the garage. Those allen bolts are one of the little jokes played on us by Rover engineers. Bet they're still sniggering. Mine took MAP gas heating and impact driver persuasion.

It's doing my head in. I've tried everything. Tomorrow I'll try the match and fuel idea