starter motor bolts wont budge?

[maestroman23]

mine seem pretty tight and won't budge...who was the bright spark who decided to use these bloody things..why not a simple nut and bolt?

Anyone got some magical way of loosening these critters? Got a feeling they will snap

[tony]

last time i did it i use a short tube slid over the top of the allan key, - copper tube.
and brute force,(watch your fingers)

[D87 SMW]

Indeed, don't just crack it off. Douse it in WD:40 and get a bar over your socket as Tony says. If it won't just turn with fair pressure, give it a very slight but sudden tap.

[maestroman23]

ok thanks..tried a tube length but perhaps not long enough

[maestro vans]

Hi Seem to remember th efron allen bolt has a nut on it hear the exhaust with a split washer on it I think. Try removing the nut first on that one, the other two I seem to remember pick up a thread in the gearbox. As recommended a long tube ove the allen key will do the trick

[Peter J]

Would have thought that a length of hexagonal bar in a socket would be strongest, avoiding the weak spot of the bend in the allen key? (cut a piece of allen key making sure it is just long enough to go all the way in to the bolt and socket)

[henocsr]

3/8 Allen socket and 3/8 breaker bar. Make sure you tap the socket into the bolt first or it will round

[maestroman23]

seemed to have cured the starter motor problem for the time being...kept turning the engine with the fuel supply off for around 3 mins none stop...now it starts up fine