Okay, who thought this was a good idea?
I went to replace my starter. Done it lots of times with Fords and Chevs, now on my 72 914.
Bottom nut is not a problem. 17mm socket .. ya-hoo ..
Top bolt .. what the heck??
What's with the two burms on the starter to prevent getting a socket on the bolt???
And I can't get a spanner on it far enough to turn it. Just far enough to flex the span and risk stripping the bolt head.
So how much of the car do I have to disassemble to replace the starter?
This car IS fun to drive, but with the frustration it has generated .. it's just not THAT fun ..
Lonny
Try the nut in the engine compartment by the rear firewall instead.
It's times like these you wish you had a Haynes manual or at least read it before
The two protrusions are to keep the bolt from spinning.
Go into the engine bay and you'll find the other end of the bolt and a nut.
If it's a 1.7 it'll be trying to hid behind the throttle body. If it's a 2.0 it'll be right behind the cold start injector. Same place on both engines, but the FI changed, so it looks different. I'll go take a picture if I can.
i had this one....
Can't get my camera in there. Sorry.
like mark said. the bolt head is "captured".
k
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Just about had it with this car... |
QUOTE (mihai914 @ Aug 21 2005, 02:22 PM) |
It's times like these you wish you had a Haynes manual or at least read it before |
maybe this will help, this is with the engine out of the car. If you can't get to the bolt take off the engine lid which is very easy to do. Remove aircleaner noteing where the hoses go and the bolt should be obvious on the firwall/enginetin on the transmission side.
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pic of the bolt on the starter that will not spin and a pic of the wiring to the starter. Remember that the right main wiring nut (on back of solinoide) does not have a connection to it. Two main wires to left nut and one yellow to top spade connection.
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QUOTE (mihai914 @ Aug 21 2005, 02:22 PM) |
It's times like these you wish you had a Haynes manual or at least read it before |
Thanks ..
Dang this car is aggrevating ..
This is part of what defines what type of car guy you are. If you're a Ford guy then the way Chevys are put together doesn't make sense. If you were raised on VW's then Porsche's make sense.
Righty tighty Lefty Loosey From the engine compartment side whilst holding the 17mm wrench with finger tips blind cause you probably can't get both your arm and head in there at the same time. Standing on your left foot only holding the engine lid up with your shoulder.
That above mentioned 17mm nut might just be a 15mm nut, because that's how it came from the factory. The Cap'n
QUOTE (bd1308 @ Aug 21 2005, 02:22 PM) |
i had this one.... |
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You only have to be 5 percent smarter than the problem to solve it ... |
QUOTE (Cap'n Krusty @ Aug 22 2005, 01:46 PM) |
That above mentioned 17mm nut might just be a 15mm nut, because that's how it came from the factory. The Cap'n |
QUOTE (McMark @ Aug 22 2005, 03:36 PM) | ||
I didn't want to confuse him. Are both the nuts in the engine bay supposed to be 15 mm wrench? |
QUOTE (McMark @ Aug 22 2005, 02:36 PM) | ||
I didn't want to confuse him. Are both the nuts in the engine bay supposed to be 15 mm wrench? |
Sorry Capt BUT MY NUTS ARE BIGGER THAN YOURS.
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