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Posted 06 September 2015 - 01:49 PM
So I found this bolt in my engine bay below where the top Mount would be and it was just sitting there unscrewed to anything but has a wire attached to the bolt. Any clues where it may have popped out from?
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 01:54 PM
Hahahaaa
The starter motor mate. Right between where your finger and thumb are.
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 01:58 PM
Lol better get that sneaky sod back in
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 02:08 PM
Legend ! Slotted it back in. How random...
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 02:12 PM
But it just popped out again when I started the car...
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 02:27 PM
It didnt fasten?
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 02:32 PM
Is the bolt too short?
Did it screw in and you tightened it with a spanner?
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 02:41 PM
Screwed it in by hand and then with spanner but looks like if you keep tightening it loosens up again. Threads might be dead.
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 03:59 PM
How far did is screw in?
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 04:17 PM
The reason I believe RX25SE is asking is because.... the bolt that goes in that particular position is longer than the rest of the gearbox bell housing bolts. I dare say that at some point the gearbox has been removed and the wrong bolt has been used for installation. It could be it has stripped thread, but judging from the white marks on the bolt thread, it certainly looks like it's only just grabbing the thread and is in fact one of the shorter bolts.
Perhaps remove the next gearbox bolt along and compare lengths. If it is the same length then it is definitely the wrong bolt.
IIRC, the longer starter motor bolt only fits in the very top 2 gearbox holes, so your search for the long bolt shouldn't take you too long.... if it's still in your car at all 
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 10:28 PM
Thanks Josh great info as always. I'll do some digging around when I get a chance see what I come up with
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Posted 06 September 2015 - 11:17 PM
throw it out and save some weight - it clearly wasn't doing anything useful.
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Posted 07 September 2015 - 11:57 AM
isn't the main earth wire for the motor usually attached to that bracket?
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Posted 08 September 2015 - 10:53 PM
Definitely is an earth wire there not sure what it's for though
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Posted 09 September 2015 - 09:00 AM
Lol yes.
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Posted 09 September 2015 - 10:42 AM
Its your main engine earth....itll take all the load of your starter motor aswell
If ir was undone like that in surprised the car wasnt a dog...and that it wasnt sparking when starting lol
If ir was undone like that in surprised the car wasnt a dog...and that it wasnt sparking when starting lol
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