Starter Motor Installation

[Max Hoepli]

My mechanic managed to install without taking of the negative cable from the
battery. He took off the 2 bolts holding the starter motor, letting the
starter hang from cables, then took off cable to solenoid. Used power
ratchet.


Max


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of DeWitt Harrison
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 15:38
To: Quattro List
Subject: Re: Starter Motor Installation

On Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:09:52 -0500,
 "Max Hoepli" <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:

> I've read in the Bosch instruction booklet concerning the installation of
a
> Bosch starter motor that the negative cable must be disconnected from the
> battery before de-installing the old starter motor or else damage to the
> electrical system of car may occur. True? As far as I know as long as the
> heaviest cable to end of solenoid does not touch anything on the car the
car
> should be OK.

Like Huw said ...

You don't want to be in the position, having just arc welded the wrench to
the engine block, of trying to guess how long you have before your short
circuited battery goes supernova.

DeWitt Harrison
'88 5kcstq
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