That starter should be easy to get to. You should try to
install a starter on a Syncro. If it is the same as a manual
the upper bolt is a socket head, and is easier to reach from
the engine compartment, rather then from bellow.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Christopher H. Stinson wrote:

> I'm trying to replace the starter on my '87 automatic Vanagon, but I'm
> having a problem with the less-accessible "bolt" that holds the starter
> to the chassis.  The first, more-accessible "bolt" has a nut that
> comes off with a socket wrench.  I can't see the less-accessible "bolt"
> but it doesn't feel like there's a traditional nut on that "bolt" --
> it feels like a round-edged (not six-sided) "nut" on that "bolt".
>
> I can't find this addressed in my Bentley manual.  Any suggestions
> from the list on how to detach this second "nut"?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Chris
>
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