Barry R

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Is the starter motor on a 3 door cossie the same as any other sierra?

tabetha

Same as 2wd sapph cossie, easy DIY repair!!
tabetha

cossie604

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Cheap enough from your local factors on an exchange basis to not even bother with a DIY repair imo....I bought a new one just because I couldnt be arsed to paint the old one to match my tarts handbag of an engine bay

Barry R

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Easy diy i just unscrewed it and it all fell apart now its at the bottom of a skip i need a cheap cheap 1
So the cossie had its own starter then not the same as any other model

tabetha

There were either 2wd or 4wd cossie starters, that's it.
tabetha

cossie604

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Are you sure the Granada didnt share the same starter? As mine was availble off the shelf from a local motor factors on a Sunday morning...and yes it was the right one lol

Barry R

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all the motor shops by me are closed 2moro but the scrap yard is open

TurboShed

LoL, thanks to Tabetha my repair job needed only emery paper and WD40, things don't get cheaper than that

cossie604

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To strip down, replace all old parts with new, and zinc plate the various visual parts that are required to give a as new finish tend to work out a little more expensive than emery paper and wd40 As I said, mine worked fine I just seem to have a spending fetish come once a month, normaly the day after payday before the missus gets hold of it all

TurboShed

Y.O.U. A.R.E. G.A.Y.

Ok?

cossie604

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You lay awake at night wishing i was what??

TurboShed

Well, it was the calling card you left in the phone box that started it all!

cossie604

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It offered home starts for cars...not home starts for homo's

tabetha

The point is you will very likely NOT need to replace all those parts, some just need a gentle cut, maybe even brushes.
The last one I did I did not have any brushes so it is running on old HOTPOINT WASHING MACHINE BRUSHES, cut and shaped to fit now, well over a year now!!
tabetha

Barry R

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I cant put it back together any way the springs keep pushing the brushes out any ideas

C COS

Are the original Bosch items still available, or any other aftermarket alternators?

I would prefer a new one and not a reconditioned one. Had loads of bad luck with these!!!

TurboShed

Yes there's a knack to it. You turn it upside down, you have all 4 springs poking out the side, one at a time you raise the housing where the spring is and poke it in, then the next, then the next etc.

It's easy, it took me 2 maybe 3 attempts. One spring is harder than the others due to the position of the cable, do this one first.

Just have a good look at things and you'll see it's do-able.

EDIT: forgot to say, when you turn it upside down, the weight is on the shaft at the bottom, this pushes the housing up inside, making it easier. So be sure that you're balancing the weight on the central shaft, this pushes the assembly up on the inside and makes it all possible.

Somebody needs to take some pics and do a guide, it'll save so many people so much money. I have a starter to do yet, as my spare, I'll take pics when I do it, later this week perhaps.

cossie604

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Dont think so mate...if you find one it'll probably carry a premium. My recon jobby has been perfect and was under £40 exchange.