Starter motor query

[vdub.grego at gmail.com (Matt Gregory)]

The loose starter motor bolts have happened to me before. Just like you, one 
day when trying to start my old Rabbit it was making strange noises. Took a 
look and the bottom bolt was missing and the top was holding on by only a 
few threads. Not sure why this happened.

Not sure on the second question.

matt.

On 6/8/05, Edward Effinger <Eeffinger@conestogac.on.ca> wrote:
> 
> My '81S had its 2nd tow job last night. My daughter said the car was 
> making
> funny noises while trying to start it and ran the battery down trying 
> repeated
> starts.
> 
> It appears the starter motor bolts were loose, the bottom one is missing 
> and
> the top one is finger loose with the starter motor rocking loosely.
> 
> That ever happen to anybody or was someone trying to steal it?
> 
> Also, the positive wire feeding the solenoid broke off trying to loosen 
> the nut.
> The entire post is rotating in the solenoid and visegrips wouldn't hold 
> the
> post to remove the nut.
> 
> Does anyone know if the loose post means the starter is toast?
> The solenoid appears to have the ground welded on to the case of the
> starter motor.
> 
> Thanks
> Ed '81S
> 
> 
> 
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