On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 11:51:39 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:

I did manage to get the old one out and the new installed after viewing a
youtube video at the link Dean provided - and even that way there is only
one orientation that lets the unit come out that hole .
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Snag

I did a BMW X5 starter and that was no fun either. To get the bolts
which you can't even see out, you have to use a 3 ft long extension
with a swivel end on a ratchet and go over the top of the tranny.
It takes two people, one behind the tranny to work the wrench,
one at the starter to hand feel where you almost can't reach to
get the torx socket onto the bolt.

I couldn't get a rear spark plug (passenger side) out one time on a 67
Chevy -- drove me nuts, not getting the socket in the right way. I
finally removed the motor mount nut on the frame and jacked that side
of the engine up a tad so I could get the socket aligned. Used a floor
jack and a block of wood on the bell housing so not to break anything.
A 308 V8 engine. It was a bitch :-)