How do you put a starter on a 1997 VW Jetta?

Answer 1

well firs take out the fuses and wire/cords going to the old starter that's already i there, IMPORTANT!!! REMEMBER WHERE EACH CORD GOES!!! MARK THEM OR SOMETHING!!! after that then you have to take the old starter out by removing all bolts holding it in place(there should be 2 long ones and one or two short ones). you can remove those with a socket wrench easily or even with a crescent wrench. once you've done that, the starter will probably fall out by itself but try not to let that happen. just gve it a little tug and try to take it out nice and easy.

if you have a new starter and want to put it in, that's a tricky part... one, after you take the old starter out you might want to jack up your bellhoundzen(spelling?). its the roundish steel peice under your car. if you don't jack that up and keep everything in place, bolts and holes wont line up later when putting the new starter in.

so you've got the new starter, put it in place, put the bolts in the correct holes. if they don't line up, that's because your engine and components shifted on you while the starter was out(it will do that because the starter is a main focal point for weight, thus if its not there, things will move).

if they don't line up, don't worry. that just means ur gonna have to do a lot more work. you have to jack up the bellhoundzer and other places under the car until things line up better.

if they do lineup, then ur pretty much set. put the starter in with the bolts in the correct holes, the fuses go to the correct positions, and make sure you know the difference between your positive and negative charges on your alternator, starter and batter. conneting a positive cord from your batter to a negative bolt on your starter miht give u a little shock... i would know [=

other than that, all i can stress is that you remember where everything goes from and to.