Diesel starter motor removal

[Hootbleet]

Am I correct in thinking the 2 bolts marked with green are the ones that need to be removed? Can I hell get the lower one to budge��

[andrewinpopayan]

More fun, there are actually 3 bolts holding it. combination spanners, 3/8" drive sockets with "waggly" extensions, it's actually quite easy. Just undo or move all the stuff that gets in your way.

[Phil-T4]

There are only 2 bolts that hold it to the bell housing, the upper green dot is not a bolt location, it's higher up and has the negative lead attached to it.

[Arctic]

Hi Graham.
As above only two bolts one is a bolt and the oher bolts and nut combined click the link Arctic

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=227316

PS maybe also check out the EGR solenoid hose that is hanging free in your photo.

[Hootbleet]

Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Graham.
As above only two bolts one is a bolt and the oher bolts and nut combined click the link Arctic

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=227316

PS maybe also check out the EGR solenoid hose that is hanging free in your photo.

Thanks for the link, very informative and clear. I've got a repair kit on the way, the problem I've got is the bottom nut/bolt combination would not budge when I was trying to remove them yesterday. Gave them a knock, soaked them in wd40, but nothing was budging them. Didn't even see the top one lol, hopefully that isn't as tight.

[FrenchMike]

Originally Posted by Hootbleet

Thanks for the link, very informative and clear. I've got a repair kit on the way, the problem I've got is the bottom nut/bolt combination would not budge when I was trying to remove them yesterday. Gave them a knock, soaked them in wd40, but nothing was budging them. Didn't even see the top one lol, hopefully that isn't as tight.

The top one is here:

(Follow the big cable from the battery minus)

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Mike

[Arctic]

Originally Posted by Hootbleet

Thanks for the link, very informative and clear. I've got a repair kit on the way, the problem I've got is the bottom nut/bolt combination would not budge when I was trying to remove them yesterday.

To remove the lower bolt/nut you will need a 13mm ring spanner and a 15mm ring spanner don't worry you will not sheer the bolt, even if you did it would still come out all you would have to do is replace, it takes some force to crack the joint first time.

The top nut use a good 13 socket and extension it help also if you remove the EGR for a while and set the hose out of the way.

photo's showing the top bolts

[Arctic]

Originally Posted by Hootbleet

Am I correct in thinking the 2 bolts marked with green are the ones that need to be removed? Can I hell get the lower one to budge��

Check out while you are doing the starter your EGR solenoid and it's hoses sometime the bracket can break if so refit to the nearest bolt some tie them back with cable ties I do not like doing that, from you photo it looks like the hose as come off.

[Les Paul]

Originally Posted by FrenchMike

The top one is here:

(Follow the big cable from the battery minus)

Attachment 54084

Mike

THAT'S the money shot right there. Nice one Mike, just what was needed. Arctic's instructional is missing its pics.



Been scratching my melon for days trying to spot that chuffing top bolt (even whipped off the intake manifold in the search and get some extra light on the subject)
(...also lost my wedding ring into the *!!?@ing undertray so now that's gotta come off... jeeez will the torture never cease?!)

[Arctic]

Hi Davied.
Yes sorry it is one of the threads that need the photos replacing after PB decided to destroy all the threads with photos which were used by them.

It seems Mike may have kept some of my original photos
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