Re: uh-oh, may need a starter

["Michael Abatzis" <abatzis@hotmail.com>]

before you replace it, check two things: on mine, one of the allen bolts
holding it was missing, and the other one would occasionally come loose and
cause the same problems. never replaced the other bolt (this was back in my
doing things half-assed days). another problem that i had a couple of years
back was some kind of bushing was worn, causing bad things to happen. it was
a while ago though, and the specifics are kind of hazy. check bentley; i
think it has some specifics on the bushing. as for the missing bolt, just
check and see if your starter looks like it's about to fall off :)
-michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "VW FREAK" <farmracer@mindspring.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 6:30 PM
Subject: uh-oh, may need a starter


> my starter, well, occaisionally doesn't, and some times it will start up
but
> it sounds terrible- I mean like grinding two rocks together. I am thinking
> maybe the bearings are coming out of it, or maybe the solenoid is toast?
it
> is original after all, so after 15 years I guess it is due to give up, eh?
> anyone had any luck using a diesel starter?
> Ken N.
> 1985 Scirocco Wolfsburg 8V
> 1986 Jetta GLI 8V ==PARTED OUT
> 1988 Jetta GLS 8V== TOTAL SLED
> 1989 Jetta Carat 8V
> 1990 Jetta GLI 16V
> http://www.mindspring.com/~farmracer/slidehawk.htm
>
>
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