RE: 16v Starter Bolts - what are they?

["Neal Tovsen" <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu>]

Thanks, everyone! You'd think they'd say so in the Bentley...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas M. Vagi [mailto:tombert@together.net]
> Sent: Thursday, December 24, 1998 6:48 AM
> To: Neal Tovsen; Scirocco-L
> Subject: Re: 16v Starter Bolts - what are they?
>
>
> Neal,
>     The bolts that hold the starter in place are 10mm
> "Triple-Square" bolts.
>  For a 10mm Triple-Square Socket, you can probably go to NAPA
> auto parts or
> another auto store.  In fact, Parts America Has them around here.
>    Another
> option is to get them from Snap-On.  They run about 20 bucks.
>
> Tom.
> 1986 Scirocco 16V - A Damn Slick Car
>
> ----------
> >From: "Neal Tovsen" <ntovsen@piper.hamline.edu>
> >To: "Scirocco-L" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: 16v Starter Bolts - what are they?
> >Date: Thu, Dec 24, 1998, 3:00 AM
> >
>
> >What kind of bolts does my starter use to attach to the engine?
> If someone
> >could indicate both the type and size, that'd be great. The Bentley just
> >says "remove bolts" and the Chilton says "special allen socket."
> I couldn't
> >find an allen socket to fit, and none of my Torx sockets fit, either. I
> >can't really get a straight visual line on it, so I can't really tell by
> >looking. Is it one of those 12-point Torx-like things (similar to drive
> >shaft bolts)? Where do you get them? I went all over and most
> places hadn't
> >heard of them, though I haven't been to a VW dealer yet.
> >
> >I did manage to fix the problem without removing the starter,
> but I'd still
> >like to know for future use. Turned out that one of the two
> smaller wires on
> >the solenoid had come loose, either from corrosion or melting the plastic
> >around the connector. I've been having trouble starting, so I
> probably got
> >the starter too hot this morning. I also found out that my
> starting trouble
> >was caused by poor grounding, so I ended up fixing it all for
> about $5 worth
> >of 4ga. wire! Coolness. Even though it was cranking fine, it wasn't
> >providing enough juice to the ignition. I thought it was a fuel system
> >problem all this time...
> >
> >If anyone else out there is silly enough to be a non-believer regarding
> >large grounding straps to the engine: Repent now, or suffer my fate! The
> >stock wiring doesn't cut it!
> >
> >TIA!
> >Neal
> >black 87 16v (starting OK now!)
> >red 88 16v
> >
> >
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