Re: Removing starter motor on 1986 Audi 100 (KP engine - UK)

You  should check to see that your battery is fully charged before 
suspecting the starter.

IIRC the starter has at least one bolt that needs to be removed from the 
back. The nut may also be square rather than hex. I think that it has 
bolts that are removed from the front and back. Disconnect the battery 
before attempting this.

Graz wrote:
> Having a few problems with this one.  First of all, the ignition
> switch failed on Saturday (wouldn't spring back from START position).
> I replaced the ignition switch yesterday, but I now get a horrible
> grinding noise when I switch the engine on - as if the starter isn't
> retracting.   I will turn the engine manually to see if there's any
> visible damage to the flywheel teeth, but I think the starter motor
> needs replacing.   
>
> And here's the problem:  I can't see any bolt heads on the front of
> the starter motor:  looking at it from underneath the front of the
> car, what I can see is a semicircular end to what should (?) probably
> be a bolt head.   Anyone come across anything similar?   Could the
> bolt head have been partly sheared off?
>
> thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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