Removal of starter motor from 20v

[Huw Powell]

Kneale Brownson wrote:
> See, if you're doing your own work changing out the "lifetime warranty" 
> starter motor every couple of years,  I think I'd rather pay a little 
> more and get one that doesn't need replacement every couple of years.

Well, one has worked fine for a good 8 years, the other one died at 
about 6, I think.  And the "third" one, the replacement, is still good.

IN my coupe, in fact, I put a $155 starter in in '94, which had to be 
replaced in '00, with one of the $100 units.

Considering how easy the starter is to swap, I'll take the cheapest one 
I can get that works.  Especially if I won't ever have to buy another one.

Oh, and when I went in to get the one that died replaced, they had a 
record of both of my purchases in their computer.

> --- On *Sun, 9/21/08, Huw Powell /<audi at humanspeakers.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
>     Subject: Re: Removal of starter motor from 20v
>     To: knealeski at sbcglobal.net
>     Cc: audi20v at googlegroups.com, quattro at audifans.com, "whitehill"
>     <rhayllar at bigpond.net.au>
>     Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008, 4:53 PM
> 
>     Hmmm, I remember now where it was - VIP.  I *think* they do labor there 
>     as well.
> 
>     I thought we all did our own work?
> 
>     Oh, you mean in the warranty situation?  Good question. I never thought 
>     to ask, of course.
> 
>     Kneale Brownson wrote:
>     > Does the FLAPS also perform the work?
>     > 
>     > --- On *Sat, 9/20/08, Huw Powell /<audi at humanspeakers.com>/* wrote:
>     > 
>     >     From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>
>     >     Subject: Re: Removal of starter motor from 20v
>     > 
>     >     Kneale Brownson wrote:
>     >     >  
>     >     > Sounds like you're ready for a starter overhaul.  Usually by
>     the time 
>     >     > the starter quits on you, the bendix assembly is shot and the
>     shaft worn 
>     >     > enough you can't just clean it up.  I take mine to a Bosch
>     service
>     >     center.
>     > 
>     >     I replaced both of mine with $100 lifetime warranty rebuilds from some
> 
>     >     chain FLAPS.
>     > 
>     >     Only one died so far, they replaced it for free.
>     > 
>     > 
> 
>     -- 
>     Huw Powell
> 
>     http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
> 
>     http://www.humanthoughts.org/
> 

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Huw Powell

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