Always disconnect the negative battery cable from battery first. then posotive if you want.
under the car, remove or at least loosen the posotive battery wire where it connects to starter. (in case the wrench were to touch ground you'd have a spark show now if you hadn't already disconnected the negative/groung terminal from the battery. this also applies up top on the battery ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE FIRST!!!) remove the two starter bolts and remove the starter. even with most headers the starter still comes out. stock exhast manifolds it comes out easily.
install new starter in reverse order.
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Mustang owner 1965GT coupe
Mustang lover
Changing a starter for 1969 mustang coupe?
First, unhook the positive lead on the battery terminal. Get underneath the car and loosen the bolts and remove the wires and pull it off, get a new one and reinstall it. Hook it back up and go for a ride.
Changing a starter for 1969 mustang coupe?
it would help to know which engine it has in it,either way it has to be done from the bottom of it,that's the easiest way on this one,there should be a few bolts holding it on,and be sure and disconnect the battery before you do this,good luck.
It does not matter what engine it has in it.
There are only 2 bolts that hold that starter on, and a nut for the hot wire.
The bolts are 3/8'' you need a 9/16%26quot; wrench.
One of the mounting bolts might be a little harder to get at.
Use a ratchet and extention,and 9/16%26quot; socket if needed.
Same size or smaller wrench for the hot wire.
Remove the Positive cable from the battery, jack up the car and put safety stands under it, remove the hot wire from the old starter, remove the two mounting bolts, pull starter straight out from the flywheel housing.
Make sure to clean the flywheel housing with a piece of sand paper. Or the new starter will not have a good ground.
Install the new starter in the reverse manner of removal.
Make sure you get the right starter, automatics and manuals have different housings (a long day in a parking lot taught me that). Then disconnect the battery, crawl under the car on the passenger side and locate the stater. Disconnect the wires to the starter if possible because you don't want to drop the started and have them stop the fall. Plus it will probably still pop you in the face. Now remove the bolts that hold it to the bell housing.
Depending on how long the wiring is it may be easier to attach the wires before reinstalling. Otherwise revers all the above instructions. Reconnect the battery and your good to go.
Again make sure you get the right starter before you start.
