[urq] Bad starter?

[Patrick Carlier]

Most likely the brushes in the starter are worn and or stuck .
Symptomes are you can hear the starter relais click but
the motor doesn't engage .

Sometimes "gently"  tapping the starter with a hammer will revive it .
Only  for a very limited period of time , but when you're stuck in the
middle of nowhere it's worth trying . Take the gently with a grain of salt .
Sometimes you'll have to hit it pretty hard .

The real fix is to take it apart and replace the brushes .
And if possible give the rotor a pass on the lathe  to clean up
the collector . It's an easy thing to do , and a brushes kit will
cost about 40€ ( 60usd approx )

Good luck
Pat






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thatcher Hubbard" <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>
To: "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:01 PM
Subject: [urq] Bad starter?


> It got down into the 30's for the first time here in Seattle last night.
> This morning, I get nothing but clicking when I try to start the quattro.
>
> The alternator was done last year, and was showing an excellent 14.3V
> between terminals after the replacement.  I have not pulled the back seat 
> up
> yet to make sure the battery is truly good, but all the lights are strong.
> I will pull the seat and do a battery check before I do anything, but it
> seems like this might be the starter?
>
> I get a click from under the dash (ignition relay?) and a louder click 
> from
> under the hood.  I'm quite sure the starter in the car is the original, so
> if it is dead, it made it almost 30 years, not a bad run.
>
> Just wanted a second opinion and some BTDT from the list before I go
> ordering a new starter motor.
>
> As always, thanks,
>
> Thatcher Hubbard
> Seattle, WA
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