ok guys back to this starter...since i last posted i bought about 6 ft of extensions and 6 swivels.....STILL NO LUCK!!!..soooo today i paid a mechanic from a very good speed shop down the street 25 bucks to stop by tonight after work to look at it for me.....he said he sees no good way to get to the starter unless i remove all the auto trans linkage, the tranny cooling lines, and even after that there is only 1 inch clearance on the top bolt to the fire wall....has anyone actually replaced a starter on a 2nd gen auto 2.4? ...im not kidding here, i have 6-8 hours of time trying to get to any bolt...
before i go ripping all the linkage and lines out im hoping some one who has done it chims in...i cant do anything else on the front til i do this, i want this done before i put the steering box back in.......the starter is right friggn there, i can almost lick it..lol