I had the same problem and I had to loosen the engine- trans. bolts enough to get the spacer plate loose and then align and tighten the starter bolts while the plate is loose. Then tighten the engine-trans. bolts. Also I had to take one top bolt out to get the plate to slide in easy.
I want to tell you what I figured out. On my 93 I ruined starters, flywheels and got the weird starter sound like it was not in. I backed out the engine- trans. bolts so the spacer was loose and aligned the started then tighten the starter first with the plate loose. Then I tightened the engine...
I want to tell you all what made my starter misaligned. The spacer plate had to be loose and engine- trans bolts backed out enough to loosen the plate. First you tighten the starter and then re-tighten the engine- trans bolts. The starter will go in correctly and align the plate. I have taken my...
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