Well, here's a can of worms.  You don't say which model van you have, 2 WD, Syncro or diesel.  Then the two bolts, what about the nut that holds the big wire ?  What about the other one or two wires depending on which model you have ?  What about corroded terminal ends that need to be replaced.  What about the bushing in the bell housing if you have a standard tranny (Bosch voids the warranty if this bushing is not changed) ?  What about a whole pile of other incalculable circumstance that crop up when doing ANY job on an 24 year old vehicle ?  I think you may have gotten what you paid for.  Do you have a good relationship with your mechanic ?  If not you should find one with whom you CAN have a good relationship with, it's the only way in my humble opinion.

This message coming to you from the camp ground next door to the VW Factory and Autosdadt in Wolfsburg !  We are in our new to us 1987 VW 1.6TD Wesfalia Joker.   See our Blog for photos >  http://frankcondelli.com/travels/

On 2011-03-26, at 2:26 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> I am wondering what th shop time manuals say it is surpose take to replace
> the starter on a 1987. When I had it done last week, I was charged over 2
> hours and I know that was way more time then it takes. Their is only 2 bolts
> lol. My guesss is 30 min maybe.

       Please note that I will be away from my business travelling from December 06 until April 30, 2011.  Parts orders will be processed although not as quickly as usual.  I will always be available for contact by E-mail.  If you phone your call will be addressed by Greg T. Brown here and he will either call you back or advise you to contact me directly by E-mail. Details of this adventure are on our Travel Blog: http://frankcondelli.com/travels/

Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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