More bodgery, this time the Starter motor

Ched · 2nd October 2019, 08:13

During the Boxtel trip it came to light ( literally) that there was something very wrong with the starter motor on my car, every time it was cranked a shower of sparks eminated from it.
Trikey was hoping for a new welder

It was always extremely sluggish and listening to other people's dervs on start up it was very apparent that it was far from ok.
I ordered a replacement motor from Mickyboy.

So off I went to remove the starter, it didnt go well, I went to undo the nut and the stud sheared.
I got the motor out and and when the replacement arrived in a very damaged box I did wonder if it would work, hermes conveniently left it on the doorstep.
It didnt work

I hasten to add Mick has very kindly sent another one to replace this one and I am extremely grateful to him for this.

It was removed and a repair kit I had bought was used to repair the original motor.
Stripping it then confirmed that the bodger had been here too in the past, one of the contacts was bent

and the nut fixing it to the body had not been done up tight.

The cable from the alternator had welded itself to the nut, it too had never been tightened up, in fact there was about a 2/3mm gap left vacant

Anyway it was all replaced and the motor reinstalled, a turn of the key and one very healthy sounding stater motor burst the engine into life.

It has been very apparent that this car has been owned by one or more professional bodge artist's in the past, much of my time has been spent fixing stuff that has not been done correctly, parts have been replaced as they could not be fixed and even putting things where they should be fitted.

I have been led to believe that a previous owner had said that it was a much loved car, on hearing that I nearly chocked on my coffee and the garage wall still bears the scar

2nd October 2019, 08:13	#1
Ched I really should get out more....... MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Romsey Posts: 2,293 Thanks: 553 Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts	More bodgery, this time the Starter motor During the Boxtel trip it came to light ( literally) that there was something very wrong with the starter motor on my car, every time it was cranked a shower of sparks eminated from it. Trikey was hoping for a new welder It was always extremely sluggish and listening to other people's dervs on start up it was very apparent that it was far from ok. I ordered a replacement motor from Mickyboy. So off I went to remove the starter, it didnt go well, I went to undo the nut and the stud sheared. I got the motor out and and when the replacement arrived in a very damaged box I did wonder if it would work, hermes conveniently left it on the doorstep. It didnt work I hasten to add Mick has very kindly sent another one to replace this one and I am extremely grateful to him for this. It was removed and a repair kit I had bought was used to repair the original motor. Stripping it then confirmed that the bodger had been here too in the past, one of the contacts was bent and the nut fixing it to the body had not been done up tight. The cable from the alternator had welded itself to the nut, it too had never been tightened up, in fact there was about a 2/3mm gap left vacant Anyway it was all replaced and the motor reinstalled, a turn of the key and one very healthy sounding stater motor burst the engine into life. It has been very apparent that this car has been owned by one or more professional bodge artist's in the past, much of my time has been spent fixing stuff that has not been done correctly, parts have been replaced as they could not be fixed and even putting things where they should be fitted. I have been led to believe that a previous owner had said that it was a much loved car, on hearing that I nearly chocked on my coffee and the garage wall still bears the scar Last edited by Ched; 2nd October 2019 at 09:05..