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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: emery1990 on 23 July 2010, 17:17

Title: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: emery1990 on 23 July 2010, 17:17

Yes or No will a mk2 golf gti 16v starter motor fit, as ive got a 9a? That be a stupid question, but just worried as its arriving tuesday

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: rubjonny on 26 July 2010, 09:19

depends what gearbox you have. if its an 020 rod shift then yes :)

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: emery1990 on 26 July 2010, 16:26

erm lol. its just an 88 plate 16v gti so the gearbox has never been changed

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: Diamond Hell on 26 July 2010, 18:01

You'll need to change the clutch assembly on the 9A for the one on your KR motor, as the 9A will have been hooked up to a proper box, not a rod-changer made of cheese.  The cable-box has a traditional flywheel assembly vs the a$$ about face one on the rod-changer set up.

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: emery1990 on 26 July 2010, 18:47

Ok so is it best to take the starter motor back and get one for a 9a engined car then, or should i find out the code on the gearbox.

Or is it simple to change the clutch assembly?

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: Diamond Hell on 26 July 2010, 20:40

The 9A flywheel and clutch is totally not compatible with the 020 rod change gearbox.

Fit KR clutch assembly.

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: emery1990 on 26 July 2010, 21:06

Ok thanks.

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: emery1990 on 27 July 2010, 14:25

Shouldn't this of been done when the conversion was done though? As the gearbox ive got i presumed was one from an 88 16v, but as thats not compatiable with the 9a, then it must be something else, or the 9a has had the kr clutch assembly done right? Why can i not send the starter motor ive got back and get on that will fit without having to get a kr clutch assembly.

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: rubjonny on 27 July 2010, 14:58

020 gearbox will fit the 9a, if you use a MK2 clutch and flywheel. this would have been done as part of the conversion.

basically, if the gearbox is the 020 rod change type then the 16v mk2 starter will fit :)

compare your gearbox linkages to this pic, if it looks like this then its an 020 box:
(http://vwtech.no-ip.info/images/golf/gearshiftrepair/linkageafter.jpg)

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: emery1990 on 27 July 2010, 18:44

All done :D wasnt hard at all, i didnt end up taken out the crossmember, as the lack of space wasnt as time consuming as trying to get off the bolts on the crossmember!!

It started first time, it was smaller than the old one though and the terminals just about went onto the postive!.

Annoyling the oil buzzer is on, is this because i only jacked up one side for about an hour?.

And yer mine looks like that rubjonny.!

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: rubjonny on 28 July 2010, 09:42

check the 2 wires on the oil filter housing, the yellow wire should connect to the white sensor and is responsible for the oil light & buzzer at higher revs. the blue wire and brown sensor only bring on the oil light at idle

Title: Re: quick starter motor question needed
Post by: emery1990 on 28 July 2010, 17:20

thanks.  :smiley: