On 6/1/06, walter bahm <wbahm@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> just tried installing a new Bosch (rebuild) starter motor onto our '86
> vanagon gl, manual transmission.  I am unable to find a mating surface/screw
> for the top hex-head bolt.  is it possible that it disintegrated ?
>
> any advice ?
>
> Thanks,
> walter

Walter,

I can't say what you are finding or not. However, I can tell you this much
having just done this day before yesterday, the top bolt is a round head
with a hex depression enaged by a nut on the opposite end past the
bellhousing. If neithe of these is there, then it probably fell out rather
than disintegrated. It is not a tiny bolt so it cannot simply be missed.

Are you saying you have already taken the old starter out and there was no
bolt there? Or are you trying to take the old starter bolt and cannot
get your Allen wrench to fit in to the bolt head?

--
BenT