Anyone work on flatheads?

[snake]

I've got a 1950 F-1 that has been parked for 33 years... just bought it last summer and noticed the starter is dragging. You wouldn't think removing a starter off of a simple old vehicle like this would be a bitch, but I can't get it off!! Is there a trick to this? I removed all the bolts around the starter, and it will move around with my hand, but seems to be stuck to the plate between the engine and transmission. I see the replacement unit online doesn't have the plate stuck to it, so I know it comes off of there somehow. Also, there is a round cover on the other side of the bell housing that looks like it houses the bendix, and I've had no luck getting that off as well. Maybe thats the secret, there may be a C clip in there or something? Any advice is appreciated.

 

[Danger FX4 Ranger]

Check here http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum57/ Lots of good info on older ford engines.

 

[kossdust]

It prob just stuck seeing how it has sat for 33 years. I would just pull.

 

[snake]

Got it figured out and now feel stupid... you have to remove the two bolts that go THROUGH the back of the starter, the ones that hold the whole thing together. I should have noticed on a pic of a new one that it didn't have "ears" to run a bolt through... live and learn. If anyone else wants to know how to do it, just ask!