wire_weaver
New Member
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2010
- Messages
- 27
- Reaction score
- 6
- Points
- 3
- Members Ride
- VY Executive
Today I had SUCCESS ! The new OEX brand starter motor is in place and working well.
Some points to help others.
Thanks all for your help.
Some points to help others.
- There was no heat shield around the solenoid to remove in my car (VY V6)
- There was a plate in front of the bellhousing to keep dust out that I had to remove (only one 10mm screw). Also without removing that I couldn't even get a socket over one of the starter body bolts.
- The starter body bolts were not 11mm as other threads indicated, mine were a whopping 15mm.
- The starter body bolts were very hard to crack. Hardly any corrosion in the threads. I could only put WD40 in the thread of one of the bolts from above which eventually penetrated and did the trick. I didn't bother with an extension pole on my spanner handle as there was hardly any room. Instead I initially tried hitting the socket handle with a hammer without success.
- If the central steering gear housing and rack were out of the way it would have been easier to get my hands and the wrench in the right position for better leverage, but I persevered.
- The smaller electrical terminal (spade lug socket with plastic insulator) was pretty grimy on the old starter. It is possible that was the reason my starter was intermittent, but I won't know without putting the old one back in. So I cleaned up the inside of the spade socket with INOX MX3 followed by 99.9% isopropyl alcohol to flush off the INOX. I did the same with my battery terminals as there was a small amt. of corrosion there too.
- The ramp set I used kept sliding on the concrete driveway when driving the car onto it, I discovered I could have purchased rubber treads for it but in the interim I put an old towel under each ramp that the front wheels ran over first to minimise slipping.
Thanks all for your help.
Last edited: