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

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:07:20 -0600, TonyJ <"tonyjnospam at nospam
visi.com"> wrote:

>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.

It turned out that the starter wasn't retracting - quite obvious when
looking at the replacement part.   Everything fine now.



>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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