Hugh, my neighbor took mine of the 58, and I replaced the solenoid, and he reinstalled it in the space of 3 hour or less. Neither one of us knows anything about mechanical things, so you know it's an easy one. Denis, Redwood City, Ca.
>Has anyone got any experience removing and reinstalling the starter motor on
>their 57 / 58? I must get mine rebuilt, and as I am using the car as a
>daily driver right now, I'd really like to be able to get this done in one
>day. I suspect the starter is weak, but the solenoid is worse, and is all
>but gone, now. It is on top of the starter but I don't think it is
>accessible without removing the whole unit. There is a wonderful shop in
>town that will be able to rebuild the unit within just a few hours but they
>don't do the grunt work of getting the unit on and off. Scoping under the
>car, the unit seems remarkably accessible - for a Hemi Imperial, that is.
>The coolant lines from the transmission wend their way very close to it but
>I hope that is not a big deal. I would appreciate any advice.
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