Help Removing Starter... if you've removed it please read this...
 

My '95 SE is having the grinding-screeching starter noise problem that lots of people have discussed. Supossedly due to dry/lost grease, I figured I would try and fix it first before just buying a new one. Anyway I just spent the last hour trying remove that 17mm bolt on the back side of the starter. :mad: One post here refered to it as "tack welded", I'd belive it. After lots of WD-40 and the biggest socket wrench I have, I'm calling it a night and may go shopping tomorrow.

My question is this: for those of you who have removed that stubborn bolt, what worked for you? A long pipe over the socket wrench? WD-40? a pnumatic wrench? any tips would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I used a breaker bar and me and my brother took turns pulling on the sucker.

starter removal
 

I did the starter fix at about 65k miles on a 95. After removing all the intake tubing I used a 24" half-inch drive breaker bar on the socket. It came loose with a little bit of muscle-nothing that I would call excessive force.
Good luck.