Starter replacement issue

[fatkid24]

Let me start by saying, I’m no where near a mechanic. However, I’m pretty mechanically inclined. I need to replace the starter

I’m my 2016 CCSB, 5.3. I removed all bolts except one. The last bolt holding the starter closest to the block came in screwed from it mount, but won’t slide out of the starter. It’s not stripped because I can tighten it back up. I tried reinstalling the other bolt to get the alignment correct thinking it was caught, but no dice. So, I out everything back together.

 

Any ideas are welcome.

[CamGTP]

It should drop straight out the bottom, jiggle the crap out of it and it should come out.

[davester]

maybe try unscrewing it more by hand (either with your fingers directly on the bolt, or with your hands on an socket/extension to turn the bolt), it might be caught up on a gasket or the lip of a machined surface, and using a ratchet you wind up pushing on the bolt so it doesn't come out anymore, while if you do it by hand, it will come out.