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Gti starter motor removal
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:40 pm
by scott18T
Had a look about swaping the starter at the weekend, but it it looks a real nightmare to do.
Is there an easy way of doing this job?
Scott
Re: Gti starter motor removal
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:44 pm
by alexperkins
You ideally need to be underneath
It's held in by three bolts that go through the gearbox housing
You need to remove the cabling from underneath ideally before you remove the bolts
Once that's done it just pulls out then can be removed.
Re: Gti starter motor removal
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 10:43 am
by 6n2stan
I found getting the top bolt out the hardest, I ended up putting a (19mm?) socket on it and all my extensions across the back of the engine to undo it from the drivers side wheels arch!
Re: Gti starter motor removal
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:00 am
by alexperkins
13mm
Re: Gti starter motor removal
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:41 am
by 6n2stan
alexperkins wrote:13mm
I wonder if it was one of the bellhousing bolts that was a struggle? It was done with the gearbox change.
Re: Gti starter motor removal
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:13 pm
by alexperkins
Yeah thats likely the one thats an absolute pig to remove - which is an 18mm i think. Absolute nightmare bolt.