914 1,7 starter types, were both types used? Options

[larss]

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?


/Lars

[Cap'n Krusty]

Big post for the battery and alternator cables, another big post for the wire into the starter case. One or a pair of male spade tabs for the activation wire. One of those tabs will remain unused. Occasionally there will be another tab opposite the energizing connector()s). That's not used in this application. It's for a thermotime switch or other starting functions on some other cars.

Generally speaking, the quality of parts store rebuilt rotating electrical products is about as good as their catalogs are accurate. Be prepared to do the job over again in the future .......................................................

The Cap'n