Replacing the starter on Golf II

Securing the vehicle: removing and refitting the wheel

Raise the front of the vehicle to gain easier access to the starter. Most of the work is done underneath.

Drums

Starter

To remove the terminals, unscrew the nut with a 10mm wrench.

Passing under the car:

Starter

Reinforcement bar

The connection is on the upper part of the starter.

There are 2 connections:

The first is fixed by a nut.

The second is clipped.

It is fixed by 2 screws. Remove them with a 13mm ratchet.

Using a 13mm ratchet, remove the nut identified in step 4.

Remove the second connection by unclipping it.

The starter is fixed by a short screw, a long screw and a bolt (screw + nut).

The first photo was taken under the car, the other 2 from the hood.

Short screw

Bolt

Long screw

Spray the screws with penetrating oil/lubricant.

Using a 13mm ratchet, remove the 3 screws.

Use a 13 ring wrench to tighten the nut on the bolt.

Now that the starter is free remove it being careful not to pull on any cables or hoses.

Check that the axle diameters are identical.

There is a lug on the new one that is not present on the old one, it does not matter.

Normally there is a bronze ring in this location. For me there was none.

The ring comes with the starter.

Coat it with copper grease or high temperature Molydal then position it in its housing.

Avoid standard bearing grease.

Reassembly is carried out in reverse order.