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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: rodpaslow on December 18, 2012, 01:11:41 pm

Title: 02a starter
Post by: rodpaslow on December 18, 2012, 01:11:41 pm

I know this may not be the place to put this.  I plan on changing to an 02A tranny, if someone has a 02a 4 cyl. starter for this laying around, can you give me a rough distance from the mounting that it would mount to on the transmission with, to the end of the gear?

I bought a pricey starter $400 or so, and I want to see if there is anyway I can use it once changed to an 02A.

Title: Re: 02a starter
Post by: rabbit_tdi on December 18, 2012, 06:52:42 pm

It so happens I have one here at my desk.  :-)  From the flange to the end of the shaft is 2.7 inches.  From the flange to the end of the gear is 1.3 inches.

Title: Re: 02a starter
Post by: rodpaslow on December 19, 2012, 07:51:51 am

Thanks!

Title: Re: 02a starter
Post by: CRSMP5 on December 19, 2012, 08:46:54 am

o2a vs o2o will not swap.. teeth on flywheel not same...

Title: Re: 02a starter
Post by: rodpaslow on December 19, 2012, 10:00:53 am

Not good, I guess that theory is out the window.  I'll have to sell it, or trade it I guess.....

Title: Re: 02a starter
Post by: rodpaslow on December 20, 2012, 08:04:55 am

I looked over the starter again - does the 02a starter use 10 teeth for the gear?  I know the auto tdi (2000-2005? - SR 34X) starter in my other car works with the pressure-plate to crank, flywheel to pressure plate of the 020.

This starter just has a snap ring and spline to hole onto the gear.  If it's a 10 or 8 tooth gear I can maybe change it?

Title: Re: 02a starter
Post by: CRSMP5 on December 20, 2012, 12:21:51 pm

dude... simple.. if it was that easy... vw would not have changed it... hell they wet thru all the work to make ewer autos use the old 020 starter... why when 02a came out same year... its differet... hell old 02a starter like a 020 w/bushing... newer 02a goto a supported end...

Title: Re: 02a starter
Post by: 8v-of-fury on December 20, 2012, 02:11:50 pm

Auto TDI starters will work for the 020 trans iirc from my adventures. But the manual TDI starter is 02A specific.

Title: Re: 02a starter
Post by: burn_your_money on December 20, 2012, 04:30:28 pm

While we aren't on the subject, does anyone know what starter will work with my 096? Any way to tell short of just hooking it up and trying it?

Title: Re: 02a starter
Post by: mzak88 on December 30, 2012, 11:15:14 pm

Totally different. Solenoids will interchange, however...