Starter motor bolts?

On my way to work this morning and stopped at the local shop. When I got back the mk1, it wouldnt turn over. So I popped the bonnet and had a look.

Well, you can imagine my face when I saw that the starter motor was hanging out of the gearbox!  8O  8O  8O

Quickly grabbed the socket set out of the boot and started to bolt it back on, but there was only 1 bolt left in it.  

I've had a look in my bentley manual and it just refers to "the bolts" when taking the stater motor out. Is there supposed to be 2 or 3 bolts that hold it on?

Any one got any spares or know what size to get? Maybe what other VW's have the same bolts so I can go hunting in the scrap yards?

Cheers peeps  :wink:

iv lost 1 off mine 2!!! (the engine mount 1)

Ive just had another look at it, 2 bolts then. I took the top bolt back out, isn't it a long un! I tried it in the oher hole and it seemed ok, didnt bite on to any thread though. Does anybody know if the bottom bolt is the same as the top bolt? And do they both bolt through the front engine mount?

Still available from main stealers, I ordered one today for £2.50

Heres the ones I found on eBay:

VW MK1 GOLF/CABRIOLET STARTER MOTOR BOLT GTI VAG Caddy/Jetta/Cabrio/Scirocco/Mk2

VW MK1 GOLF/CABRIOLET STARTER MOTOR BOLT GTI VAG Caddy/Jetta/Cabrio/Scirocco/Mk2

OK that link didn't work so try this instead:

eBay Starter bolt CLICK

eBay Starter bolt 2 CLICK

Or go to main dealers, i'll let you know when my bolt arrives and if it fits. :mrgreen:

are they both the same lengh ? i have a pair if they are, sorry its to late for ya bob and you have had to order from stealers.. cheap enough though

mAtt

I think one is longer, I could be wrong though.

I don't know if one is longer as I lost the lower one somewhere whilst driving! Will find out when the new one arrives.

Matt, have you got an Alternator bolt? The long top one that it swivels around?

Cheers, Bob

pretty sure they're the same length, it may be the thread has gone on your front engine mount bracket or the engine dropped when the bolt fell out so you'll have to get a jack under it before you can bolt it back together. dont drive it anymore till fixed as those bolts also hold the front engine mount bracket to the engine!!

Been to VW main dealers today to collect bolt, turns out he ordered the wrong one and they're obsolete But I did find out that the top bolt is M10 x 135mm and bottom bolt is M10 x 150mm. So I'm just going to buy a standard bolt tomorrow.

Popped in to B&Q on the way across town earlier, managed to pick up an M10 x150mm for £1.38! It's actually a tad long, the M10 x 135mm would have been spot on for both.

When I tried to fit it though, there wasn't a captive nut on the bottom hole of the front engine mount? Is there supposed to be? Do you recon this is why i was missing the bottom bolt? Anyway, used a nyloc nut instead and it's all sorted now.

And a bonus, whilst I was in B&Q I picked up a mini ratchet for £4!

Happy days :mrgreen:

yeah there should be a threaded nut welded to the bottom mount hole, if its sheared off that'll be why. a std M10 self-locking nut will sort you out in the mean time