[V8] The Ol' Starter Problem

[Ed Kellock]

I did it from the top on an automatic car.  I removed the air box and
the distributor and used the stub from an allen socket with a box end
wrench over that and then the audi tire wrench slipped down over that
for leverage.  I made sure I could get the allen stub in there all the
way before I put any leverage on it.

Ed


On 4/20/07, Scott Simmons <indischrot at gmail.com> wrote:
> I know you have to give sacrifice to the Audi Gods for this, and I have,
> but They are slow in response.
>
> I can get a 10mm driver on extension into the upper starter bolt.  I can
> get all sorts of extensions and u-joints and ratchets and breaker bars
> onto the extension.  But I can't seem to find any sort of way to break
> that damn thing loose.
>
> Going in from the top, on an AT car, appears impossible.  I'm
> contemplating going in through the wheel well.
>
> I know some of you have changed a starter on an AT 3.6.  How did you do
> it?  What tools did you end up using?
>
> The best luck I had was a 10mm driver, one inch extension, three inch
> extension, u-joint, then about a 2-3ft extension with a breaker bar, but
> the driver wobbled too much and if I strip this bolt out, I'm going to
> hate life.  Beyond that, it was 10mm driver with a six inch extension
> hooked onto my ratchet.  That was very stable, but I couldn't get enough
> torque in such a small space.
>
> I don't doing it if it'll help, but is it advised to take off the
> H-pipe?  That seems like it'd give me more rotational room.
>
> ~Scott S
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