The trick to swapping starters?

[scirocco16v88@hotmail.com (Tobias ><)]

Ok, I've now done enough starter swaps to last me a lifetime of Rocco 
ownership - last night I swapped in the starter with the heat problems to 
replace the one that was swapped in at Cincy which replaced the one I just 
put back in again.

Still with me?  :P  Ok, last night I had the same problem I did at Cincy. 
The starter came out easily enough, but when putting the other one back in, 
one hole didn't lign up. I could get either the top or bottom. Both times 
the motor was twisted forwards on its axis just enough.

I didn't jack up the car this time ... just a teeny bit to get a second jack 
under the pan, thinking it would keep the holes aligned if the motor 
couldn't sag.

Ok, so is there a better way to swap starters .. to make sure the holes stay 
aligned? I've done it in 30 mins before .. now it takes 2+ hours every time. 
And I have to do it once more to swap in the new one next week. grrrr

T

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