The trick to swapping starters?

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

Yep Larry is right, I just changed my starter yesterday and putsing around
with Brian wagener it took us a whole 45 mins of our time.
loose the front mount bolts... will make things alot easier to slip back in.

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ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v **Planning 3A/JH  Upgrade**
1988 16v ** Euro Project/maybe 8v **
Web Site : http://longcoeur.com/scirocco


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Larry
=>Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 1:09 PM
=>To: Tobias ><; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: Re: The trick to swapping starters?
=>
=>
=>T-
=>  Did you remove the bolts holding the front motor mount "cup" to
=>the front
=>crossmember?  That mount needs to be LOOSE in order to get those starter
=>bolts back in....
=>
=>Larry
=>
=>>
=>> Ok, I've now done enough starter swaps to last me a lifetime of Rocco
=>> ownership - last night I swapped in the starter with the heat
=>problems to
=>> replace the one that was swapped in at Cincy which replaced the
=>one I just
=>> put back in again.
=>>
=>> Still with me?  :P  Ok, last night I had the same problem I did
=>at Cincy.
=>> The starter came out easily enough, but when putting the other one back
=>in,
=>> one hole didn't lign up. I could get either the top or bottom.
=>Both times
=>> the motor was twisted forwards on its axis just enough.
=>>
=>> I didn't jack up the car this time ... just a teeny bit to get a second
=>jack
=>> under the pan, thinking it would keep the holes aligned if the motor
=>> couldn't sag.
=>>
=>> Ok, so is there a better way to swap starters .. to make sure the holes
=>stay
=>> aligned? I've done it in 30 mins before .. now it takes 2+ hours every
=>time.
=>> And I have to do it once more to swap in the new one next week. grrrr
=>>
=>> T
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