Re: Starter removal

David Bjorkman · 2012-08-07T20:41:45.000Z

Hi Bill; As a matter of fact, the removal was from an original waterboxer. It had just been sitting for about 12 years as a cabana for my small swimming pool. That was after many years of service. It had what was left of the original metal pipes. Talk about rust everywhere! I took Ken's advice and a few raps later it was out. The installation was a piece of cake. The guys at FAS went out of there way to avoid heavy adapter plates etc., and just used the VW setup. The angle of the engine and the fact that it is an I4 made the starter really accessable. Dave B. On 08/03/12, Bill M<billmonk@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Don't you have an adapter plate that your starter is mounted to? The close tolerance of some of those plates can make your starter more difficult to get out. You'll need to pry or give it a whack with a large rubber or dead blow hammer to loosen it up. Just be careful as it can drop suddenly. Bill On Aug 3, 2012, at 5:27 PM, David Bjorkman u< ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET > wrote: > Hi Volks; > The starter in my parts bus (84.5 WBX) is giving me a hard time about coming out for a rebuild. I removed the 2 bolts and the 2 wires and it won't budge. Am I missing something or do I just need to give it a few good whacks (what I am currently doing with the bus that's running to make the starter operate). > > Dave B.

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Subject:	Re: Starter removal
From:	David Bjorkman
Date:	Tue, 7 Aug 2012 15:41:45 -0500

<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>Hi Bill;</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>As a matter of fact, the removal was from an original waterboxer.&nbsp; It had just been sitting for about 12 years as a cabana&nbsp;for my&nbsp;small&nbsp;swimming pool. That was after many years of service.&nbsp; It had what was left of the original metal pipes.&nbsp; Talk about rust everywhere!&nbsp; I took Ken's advice and a few raps later it was out.&nbsp; &nbsp; </FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>The installation was a piece of cake.&nbsp; The guys at FAS went out of there way to avoid heavy adapter plates etc., and just used the VW setup.&nbsp; The angle of the engine and the fact that it is an I4 made the starter really accessable.</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>Dave B.</FONT></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 08/03/12, <SPAN>Bill M&lt;billmonk@GMAIL.COM&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">Don't you have an adapter plate that your starter is mounted <BR>to? The close tolerance of some of those plates can make<BR>your starter more difficult to get out. You'll need to pry or<BR>give it a whack with a large rubber or dead blow hammer to<BR>loosen it up. Just be careful as it can drop suddenly. <BR><BR>Bill<BR><BR>On Aug 3, 2012, at 5:27 PM, David Bjorkman u&lt;<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET" target=_blank>ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; Hi Volks;<BR>&gt; The starter in my parts bus (84.5 WBX) is giving me a hard time about coming out for a rebuild. I removed the 2 bolts and the 2 wires and it won't budge. Am I missing something or do I just need to give it a few good whacks (what I am currently doing with the bus that's running to make the starter operate).<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Dave B. <BR></DIV></div>

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