Fw: [Vwdiesel] starter question

[Shawn Wright]

I'm not familiar with the Fox starter setup, but if it requires a bushing in the bellhousing 
to support the shaft, like the Vanagon and Jetta starters, and this bushing is worn, it can 
cause the starter to fail to turn. The new starter I just installed in my Vanagon came with 
a new bushing, and a warning that it must be installed to avoid a failure. The starter 
shaft is quite sloppy without this bushing and can short out if not properly supported. 
You mention the starter was ok when out of the car, which is contrary to the above, so I 
may be way off base...

On 26 Aug 2004 at 23:51, Holly <danew at cybersol.com> wrote:

> Oh, also I wanted to add.  I have turned the engine over with a wrench and
> watched the flywheel turn looking through the starter hole and it turns fine and
> looks ok.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Holly" <danew at cybersol.com>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 11:39 PM
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] starter question
> 
> 
> > HI all,
> >
> >    This is not a question for  VW diesel, but for a VW Fox.  But this
> could be something that could go wrong on either.   I replaced the transaxle on
> the Fox and the starter will not turn over the engine.   I have put it on the
> bench and the solinoid and starter motor work fine.  I have hooked up the
> starter with the car's electrical system, but it not being in the car and it
> worked fine.   But in the car, you hear the solinoid click and the ground gets
> hot and starts to smoke.   The starter before the transaxle replacement turned
> the car over fine, not as fast as my GTI or diesel, so I guess it turned it over
> a little slow.   Before I got put some money into a new starter, anyone have any
> sugestions. > >   Anything, that may affect I think is possibly when I bolted up
> the transaxle the passenger side bottom corner where the tranaxle bolts to the
> engine there is about an eighth to about quarter inch gap.  I can't get the gap
> to close due to I think the sleeve in the bolt hole. > > > Thanks for any help.
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