The nut for the top starter bolt is inside the engine compartment right
behind the throttle body 17mm I believe. The other end of this bolt does
not require a wrench it has a T head that keeps it from turning. It is
best to put the lower bolt back on, diconnect the battery and electric to
the starter before you remove this nut (keeps the starter from falling
unless you have someone under there to hold it).

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 00:28:39 -0800 Patrick Harris
<harrisvanagon@HOTMAIL.COM> writes:
> Hey everyone...
>
> Okay, dumb question.  I'm changing the starter on my 81 Van.  I'm
> not going
> to pull the engine quite yet.. have to make it go just a bit further
> until
> then.  Anyways, I removed the bottom nut and can't seem to figure
> out how to
> get the top one out.  It almost feels like the back side of a pin.
> I dunno.
>   I can't see nor can I get a good feel as to what I'm up against.
> Perhaps
> I'm overlooking something or there is some fancy way VW made this
> starter to
> be held in there?  Any help is greatly appreciated!!
>
>
> Patrick Harris
> Longview, Washington
> 1981 Vanagon
> 1987 Vanagon GL
>
>
>
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