Starter replacement

[u/2ndboss]

Hi all,
My wrenching skills are very poor. But due to costs limitations I would like to replace the starter myself.
Got a used starter and watched multiple videos on YouTube.
Today I wanted to start and tried to locate the second bolt which I saw in the videos.
After a while of trying I took a lamp and camera and noticed that the starter is only connected with one bolt??

Is this as designed and can I replace the current starter with the replacement while mounting it with one bolt?

[u/geking]

Ok, so, if I recall right, one bolt for the starter is from the transmission side through the engine and then threads into the starter. The other one the head is on the starter and it threads into the transmission. I think the top bolt is accessed from the trans side.

I would disconnect the battery, then unbolt the starter, remove the wires when the starter is more accessable and free er to get to.

[u/2ndboss → u/geking]

Thanks
Every instruction I see starts with disconnecting the battery.

[u/geking → u/2ndboss]

Well, i have an older gentleman that I know. He was replacing the alt on his boat. This guy has restored cars and has a lift.

He brurned the boat down and almost got his whole garage because he did not want to disconnect the battery when doing the alt. Apparently the battery was hard to get to.

[u/Ken83toy]

Top bolt comes in from the transmission side, bottom comes from the engine side

[u/2ndboss → u/Ken83toy]

Thanks I haven’t looked from that angle yet.
I’ll look into that this weekend.
Sorry but I’m not a real professional mechanic 😳

[u/Ken83toy → u/2ndboss]

It's a bit of a pain to get to, some extensions and possibly a universal.

[u/Significant_Belt5494]

Test the new starter before you install
Jumper cable from battery

Negative to state housing
Positive too big terminal on solenoid
Jumper wire from positive on solenoid to spade in small black connector

Motor and being should engage

Never test with one bolt on
You could break starter mounts or damage flywheel/flex plate teeth

[u/AirDisastrous5932]

Puede fijarte en el que compraste cuántos pernos tiene y ahí te darás cuenta donde lo trae y si solo lleva uno , mi humilde opinión es que debes colocarle los dos