1997 Johnson 25hp starter removal

[usernamesrule]

I need to get the starter off of my engine so that I can get the carb off. I just can't seem to figure out how to do it. It looks like the mount that the starter is in will have to be removed, but I can't find many of the bolts.

I can find one for sure on the port side about 3-4 inches behind the starter near the top of the bracket.

I can find another on the front of the engine an inch or two above the carb.

Then I'm stuck. When I remove those bolts, the starter is just as solidly in place as it was before.

Please don't tell me I have to remove the long bolts under the starter that attach it to the bracket. That seems impossible.

 

[restornator]

Re: 1997 Johnson 25hp starter removal

there should be a bolt at the bottom of the bracket that grounds the block to the lower engine cover

 

[usernamesrule]

Re: 1997 Johnson 25hp starter removal

Is that the same bolt that holds the positive connection for the starter? It comes out?

 

[restornator]

Re: 1997 Johnson 25hp starter removal

no, it's not on the starter, it's on the bottom of the starter bracket