4000s starting issue (no click/crank)

[Kneale Brownson]

Ah, OK.  So it's integral to the starter itself and not a separate wire from
some grounding point.  It's part of the ground established through the
starter's contact with the bellhousing, eh?

At 11:59 AM 7/25/2005 -0400, SuffolkD at aol.com wrote: 

>
> From memory, there is a ground wire from the solenoid to the starter motor
> casing.  If this corrodes a higher resistance would interfer with normal
> starter operation. 
> HTH - Scott by BOSTON 
>
> From: Kneale Brownson <> 
> For starters (pun intended), DO NOT  R&R the starter using the standard 
> jack to hold the car up.  You need jackstands or ramps minimum.  I don't 
> know what's the ground wire.  I thought the starter was grounded through 
> its contact with the bellhousing.  There will be two bolts, an upper that 
> screws into a threaded hole in the starter from the back of the bellhousing 
> flange and a lower that passes through both the starter and bellhousing 
> flange and secures with a nut. 
>
>>
>> At 06:07 PM 7/24/2005 -0700, 928s at canada.com wrote: 
>> Seems to be a bad solenoid at this point. 
>> >Briefly looking through my notes & the "Audi 4000, 
>> >Coupe: 1984-87 Manual", it mentions a groundwire & 
>> >mounting bolts - neither or which i can see (looking 
>> >back from the front of the vehicle). I have it up on 
>> >the standard jack so I guess I need to view from behind 
>> >the right-front tyre. Any tips on RE & RE ? 
>
>