getting this stupid starter out...

[onesojourner]

I am working on getting the starter out of my friends square nose and man what a pain. I have the bolts out but now I cant seem to figure out how to wiggle it out more than 3 inches or so then it gets to tight. do I need to start taking the stock exhuast off?

 

[wayne]

that or loosen the bed plate if the motor is out of the ski.

 

[onesojourner]

what a dumb design...

 

[IceRocket1286]

dumb? its 2 bolts, take them out and pull. its easy

 

[wayne]

on a stock super jet it is almost easier to pull the engine and do it than while it is still in the ski.:cussing:

 

[gj_fx1]

For sure there isn't any way to get it out without pulling either the manifold or the mouting bracket.

 

[SkiDaddy]

Never looked w/stock pipe, but w/B-Pipe seems you could remove the first part of the pipe & pull straight out.

You DID remove both wires right?

 

[onesojourner]

dumb? its 2 bolts, take them out and pull. its easy

I did pull right into part of the exhaust :aargh4:

 

[onesojourner]

For sure there isn't any way to get it out without pulling either the manifold or the mouting bracket.

what do you mean by mounting bracket? I want to do this with as little pain/frustration as possible.

 

[gj_fx1]

The engine mount bracket. Obviously only useful to you if you want to pull the engine out..

 

[onesojourner]

got ya. so i just need to unbolt the manifold. do you think its ok to reuse the same gasket?

 

[onesojourner]

is it just me or does this seem like alot of parts for an exhaust on a ski?:bs2:

 

[h2odesperado]

too many gaskets too...

 

[keefer]

You can seperate the chamber from the maifold first, then remove the manifold. It might be easier to just pull the motor and remove the bed plate like mentioned before. Getting to the bottom manifold bolts is a bitch and you will have to buy some gaskets. You probably wont be able to reuse the manifolrd gasket. Any way you go it is a PIA so just bite the bullet and pull that motor. Just mark the shims and it should not be too bad.

 

[onesojourner]

oh kill me now. I was looking at it and i think i can just loossen the bolts on the that little pipe and rotate that around enough to get it out. I really dont want to pull the motor...

 

[jetskiking]

If I remember you have to pull the manifold on a stock superjet. I wouldn't pull the motor. Just buy a gasket.

 

[Big Kahuna]

I am working on getting the starter out of my friends square nose and man what a pain. I have the bolts out but now I cant seem to figure out how to wiggle it out more than 3 inches or so then it gets to tight. do I need to start taking the stock exhuast off?

why dont you tell us what type of ski this is on, if it a yamaha, then you will need to remove the headpipe portion of the exhaust, or drop the bed plate off to get it out.

 

[Phill]

pulling the motor takes all of 20 mins.....not really that hard...

 

[jetskiking]

Pulling the motor dosnt take very long but can open up other cans of worms. just pull the manifold.opworm:

 

[gj_fx1]

By the way, looking at the diagram reminds be..if you take the upper pipe off be sure to loosen the clamps (#40) on the inner hose by pulling back the outer rubber tube (#37). You'll tear the inner hose piece if you just try to pull it appart.