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Kyle Mallard Posted on Jun 30, 2015
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Any idea on a ballpark labor time on the starter and starter solenoid replacement? I see there are going to be at least 2 maybe 3 tricky bolts

There's a flywheel cover towards the rear of it that needs to be removed to access one of the tricky bolts, and then a 10mm head bolt towards the front that I haven't a clue how I'm going to remove yet.

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