I started this job on my 06 Denali. It regret it already. But I’ll try again tomorrow. I read this post:
how-to-envoy-5-3-starter-replacement
This is the one with the PhotoBucket pictures that are gone. I also watched some YouTube videos that covered this.
I believe the steps are a bit out of order.
Step 1 is to remove battery cable from battery. That’s fine.
Old Step 2 – “Remove the brace just behind the steering rack”
The bolts are out, the brace is loose. No way that brace is coming out. Not even close. I loosened the motor mount bolts and jacked the engine up a bit. The brace is still not out, but I can see there is more clearance. So jacking the motor up helps.
So I believe s 2 should be:
New Step 2 - Remove both nuts from passenger side motor mount.
New Step 3 – jack engine up until the studs from the motor mount are flush with the frame.
It’s not that easy to get those nuts off the motor mount. Space is very tight and you can only move the nut like 1/32 of a turn at a time. So it’s going to take a while.
I’ll get the nuts off tomorrow and get the engine up higher and see if that brace will come out. Then I can try to get the wires off and the starter out ... yay!
how-to-envoy-5-3-starter-replacement
This is the one with the PhotoBucket pictures that are gone. I also watched some YouTube videos that covered this.
I believe the steps are a bit out of order.
Step 1 is to remove battery cable from battery. That’s fine.
Old Step 2 – “Remove the brace just behind the steering rack”
The bolts are out, the brace is loose. No way that brace is coming out. Not even close. I loosened the motor mount bolts and jacked the engine up a bit. The brace is still not out, but I can see there is more clearance. So jacking the motor up helps.
So I believe s 2 should be:
New Step 2 - Remove both nuts from passenger side motor mount.
New Step 3 – jack engine up until the studs from the motor mount are flush with the frame.
It’s not that easy to get those nuts off the motor mount. Space is very tight and you can only move the nut like 1/32 of a turn at a time. So it’s going to take a while.
I’ll get the nuts off tomorrow and get the engine up higher and see if that brace will come out. Then I can try to get the wires off and the starter out ... yay!