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> 914 1,7 starter types, were both types used?
larss
post Dec 27 2011, 12:17 PM
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Need to service the original starter, it is the common Bosch 914 one with a short output shaft.
My spare starter is a VW411 one, also a Bosch but with a much loger output shaft
reaching in to the engine case since it has no bearing for the output side which the original has.
I thought the 411 one would just slip in but there seems to be no hole in the engine case for the shaft, still I can see this type be sold as a 914 starter on Ebay.

Were both types used in the 914 and was the hole in the case just made when the long shaft type starter was installed?


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post Dec 30 2011, 01:44 PM
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It is. The bolt is captured on a boss of the starter, just take the nut off. Its the one on the top drivers side that holds the engine to the trans. Think it was a 17mm head?
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post Dec 30 2011, 02:27 PM
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QUOTE(underthetire @ Dec 30 2011, 11:44 AM) *

It is. The bolt is captured on a boss of the starter, just take the nut off. Its the one on the top drivers side that holds the engine to the trans. Think it was a 17mm head?


If the starter has the "capture" molded into the housing, the head is 15 mm. The nut in the engine compartment is 17 mm.

Some of the starters do not have the "capture" feature.
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post Dec 30 2011, 06:02 PM
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QUOTE(SLITS @ Dec 30 2011, 12:27 PM) *

QUOTE(underthetire @ Dec 30 2011, 11:44 AM) *

It is. The bolt is captured on a boss of the starter, just take the nut off. Its the one on the top drivers side that holds the engine to the trans. Think it was a 17mm head?


If the starter has the "capture" molded into the housing, the head is 15 mm. The nut in the engine compartment is 17 mm.

Some of the starters do not have the "capture" feature.


Got 'er done. The old starter which is a Bosch SF17 is off. I bench tested it and it's dead, or at least the solenoid is. The top bolt wasn't captive but once I got the bottom nut off I was able to put pressure on the top bolt to keep it from turning.

The new wrong SF15X starter came UPS yesterday and I took it to Advanced Auto and they gave me a full credit. They also Ordered me the correct SF17X at the on line discounted price I had paid for the less expensive SF15X.

I do have another question. The Solenoid only had two wires. The big center terminal for the Battery black wire and a spade terminal for the white wire. There's another small spade terminal set up to accept two wires, what was that one for?

Thanks Guys for all the info and help, this is a great Forum and don't know what I'd do if this Site wasn't around for help.

Doug
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