If It Is a 2WD there is no reason to remove anything other than the Cables & SecuringBolts ~

Access is QuiteGood from DownUnder, Preferably with the BackEnd Up On Ramps ~ 

        Battery Should, OfCourse, be disconnected 1st ~

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 14 Jul , 2016, at 3:46 PM, C. Abney wrote:

> Things you have to remove to pull the starter: the battery
> ground(:-*), and (probably) the throttle body.  At least, doing that
> makes removing that long hex head screw easy.
> 
> I don't think you have to remove the axle.  I can't say for sure
> though, because when I removed the starter on my vanagon I had already
> removed the axles.
> 
> On 7/13/16, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>> All,
>> 
>> Tuesday morning we had a �no crank� situation in the Hyena (�88 2.1 WBX) and
>> were �late for swimming lessons� as I shifted the kid pod from the Westy
>> back to "Mom�s car�.
>> 
>> My multimeter and kit is at another location - I�ll fetch it on Friday - but
>> today at lunch I had 15-minutes so I pulled the plug off the ignition switch
>> and stuck a strand of 14/2 Nomax between 12V and 50.  I head what sounded
>> like the solenoid �slam� into place, but only the once.   I then went aft
>> with my stand of 14/2 and bridged #50 at the solenoid � nothing.
>> 
>> Batter seems fine � according to the simple meter on the charger � will
>> measure this again with multimeter.
>> 
>> So it is looking like the {original} starter has packed it in � I�ll go out
>> on Saturday morning with the meter just to make certain I�m getting all the
>> required voltage at all the required places.
>> 
>> While I was under there, I noted there is nothing attached to #16 on the
>> solenoid � isn�t there suppose to be a connection to the ignition system
>> (coil) here?
>> 
>> Let�s assume I need to replace the starter.
>> 1) Do I really need to disconnect the right axle to do this {as I was told
>> over the phone today}?  It looks like I should be able to get at all the
>> bolts (after a little cleaning) � not as easy as the �66, but should be
>> possible.
>> 2) Is there an improvement that can be made over the OEM starter?  {i.e.
>> something like a starter from a mk2 jetta i4 that is cheaper to procure}
>> 3) Is a rebuilt starter worth the cost savings (50%)?
>> 4) Was there any significant change in the starter over the years?  The
>> Hyena is a 1988, but I know of a possible �84 donor nearby.
>> 
>> I also noted a couple more ground straps that need cleaning/attention
>> (including the one between the solenoid and starter) � I�ll take care of
>> these before ordering a new starter.   I�ve never had a starter fail
>> completely w/o any prior warning before, so I�m not 100% convinced I do not
>> have another notoriously bad ground/earth.
>> 
>> I may as well use this as an opportunity to remove all that current from the
>> ignition switch and install some additional relays.
>> 
>> Roy
>> 
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