starter trouble

[Darren Cotner]

 I was the one that posted that info about fixing start up squeal without
removing the starter.
 Your starter may differ from mine but when you loosen the 2 long bolts that
are on the passenger side of the
starter, the starter will open up into to halves. it doesn't come off in
your hands, I believe there is a wire
holding the 2 halves together still but there is enough room to slip a
couple of fingers in the crack and slap some grease in there.
My Starter has a main gear followed by 3 small gears that circle around the
main gear.
Possibly you have a totally different starter.
Mine starter is a Hitachi, on my 91 Classic.
Sorry you had problems, I felt responsible as soon as I read the e-mail..
Darren

> I was reading on the nissan forums that it was
> possible to fix "start up squeal" without removing the
> starter, by lubing the starter, after loosening and
> semi-separating the starter casing while it was still
> on the car.