I have never had to remove the throttle body to remove the top starter bolt. It's a bit tricky to access, but never had to. 

Chris.

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Dnia Jun 17, 2011 o godz. 1:51 Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> napisał(a):

> disconnect the battery.
> don't wear any jewlery working on a car.
> 
> remove the air filter, then the throttle body to get at the top start nut on
> the engine side.
> you need an 8mm allen wrench to hold the top starter bolt. ( vice grips
> might work ) .
> the lower nut should be 15mm ...but they can be 17mm .
> 
> while under see if your firewall fitting area has been upgraded...
> 'the weak spot' ..
> 'the spot' that leaks and causes vanagons to burn up is ..
> not the firewall piece..
> not the 1 1/2 inch long hose that's on the starter side of that piece..
> but right where that hose joins onto the black plastic line coming from the
> fuel pump.
> There is a crimp type clamp there...
> that is 'the spot' that leaks and burns up vans.
> if you just cut that crimp clamp off and put on a very good screw type clamp
> ..
> you'll be much better off.
> If you bypass the whole firewall piece...
> you'll be way better off, with one connection where there used to be 3.
> 
> put a 'starter trigger wire' on while you're working on the starter wiring
> ..
> a cheater wire you can hide in the engine compartment, so that you can
> connect a remote starter switch to it anytime, without getting under the
> van.
> make it long enough, and you can touch it to the alternator main hot
> terminal to operate the starter in an emergency.  It sparks some when you do
> that ....so not a good idea to do that very often.  But real handly for your
> remote starter swithc,
> which has many uses.
> 
> if you replace the bushing ..be super careful.
> I use a tap screwed into it to worm it out.
> to install.....
> what you really need is shouldered punch ..
> that'll hold the bushing and drive on the end of it.
> I gotta make one just for installing bushings.
> it's easy to either drop the bushing into the bell housing ..
> or ...mess it up trying to install it with a flat nosed large punch.
> 
> there's so much more to addressing everything it the area , compared to just
> slaming in a starter.
> eyeball the ring gear teeth on the flywheel too, when the starter is out.
> btw ....engine compression causes the engine to stop in the same four places
> mostly ..
> so the teeth get worn only in four areas, not evenly all around.,  Usually
> they are ok.
> 
> have fun !
> 
> scott
> www.turbovans.com
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 8:07 PM
> Subject: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
> 
> 
>> My starter just quit, finally. Time for a change. I dug through my
>> stack of spare parts, and there was a starter in it. Had the local
>> Armature company check it out. They said it was basically just fine.
>> They cleaned it, tweaked up a few things inside, gave me a starter
>> bushing , and at my request installed a new solenoid then sent me on my
>> way.
>> 
>> Any tips and tricks for R&R on this beastie??
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> --
>> John Rodgers
>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>> Chelsea, AL
>> Http://www.moldhaus.com