Great to know this Mike for my V8 Thor Disco 2. I've always been told the Td5 starter was the only one that can be taken apart and replace/clean the internal parts. Cheers from East Anglia!

@BritannicaRestorations

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They are really easy to do IF you do not have to change the brushes - these have the same motor pack as a 300/200Tdi starter I did a while back

On the video hey look like the security Torx with a pin in the middle. If so, they are doing their job. In my experience they are much easier to get out with the impact than philips if you use the correct bit. It's amazing how much smaller the V8 starter is now compared to the early ones.

@BritannicaRestorations

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They were regular Torx heads but really shallow - the replacements were deeper

Mine is still doing good, but good to know if it does go west. Torx bits are a ballache right enough. I'm currently on replacing the windscreen rubber and only one broken screen so far - nice!

@BritannicaRestorations

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You need a thick cord (a thin cord will tear the rubber on the corners) and WD40 - take off the bonnet and lay some plywood in its place and have someone hold it in place evenly by sitting on said plywood - if you can borrow some of these then it makes life easy www.amazon.co.uk/ebuyerfix-Suction-Aluminum-Remover-2x115mm-50/dp/B09VFXHSWD/ref=sr_1_6?content-id=amzn1.sym.8bed1630-c171-4184-aba5-160dcd52e827%3Aamzn1.sym.8bed1630-c171-4184-aba5-160dcd52e827&keywords=suction+cups+for+glass&pd_rd_r=da206fc6-510c-4e48-b12f-ca22a08fe11f&pd_rd_w=vheuG&pd_rd_wg=OTrJe&pf_rd_p=8bed1630-c171-4184-aba5-160dcd52e827&pf_rd_r=QV9RY7NS7RCG4Z9J6HZ2&qid=1686157261&sr=8-6 Will pop right in!

@jameskerr5756

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@@BritannicaRestorations Thanks Mike. Was almost there but was late in the day, being bitten by midgies and rushing it. Too much pressure out of frustration on one bit and CRACK! 3hr trip last night to get hold of a decent second hand screen (still in frame). So second attempt to commence when I'm in the right frame of mind. And yes, I used too thin cord (was actually electrical wire).

@BritannicaRestorations

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You were lucky to get one used! I had to buy a minimum of 10 - the cost of shipping was eye watering! But the screens were £30 each - laminated and tinted

I jurrrst did my d1 stm squadron leader.. never agins ..😂🤣😂pip pips n carryon

@BritannicaRestorations

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Not as simple as it looks eh?

You can replace the clutch as a separate part mike, but you have to find a specialist company to buy it from....I know as I replaced mine about 10 yrs ago on the Defender.

@BritannicaRestorations

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I seem to recall from a few years back, it was more cost-effective to get an exchange starter than have the clutch rebuilt here in Canada!

@GrumpsBarn

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@@BritannicaRestorations the world's gone mad mate..

You'll probably find that the torx were T30 Mike...I haven't come across any that use a T28 bit as yet....the bit should be a nice tight fit....may have been security type as mentioned elsewhere.

@BritannicaRestorations

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Sorry T25

@matthewhaddon599

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Ok...most torx I've come across go up in 5's so T20, T25, T30, T40, and T50 are most common

I have always found that anything made by Bosch is really user unfriendly to dismantle, and also unreliable, so I avoid their products wherever possible, they are made to be used an thrown away! Chris B.

Regarding Torx Mike. Designed for aid of assemble in the car plants not for us repairing things. But you knew that already! The T28 you mentioned. Now as far as I know the sizes go T20, T25, T27, T30 etc. Maybe someone in China hit the wrong key and you got a T28! They do do impact rated ones. They are the best especially the ones that fit into the old impact screwdrivers that you can hit with a hammer. Stay away from the security bits with the whole in the center. What a stupid idea, take a weak tool and drill out half it's strength. (In the words of the late Terry Wogan. "Is it me?") I can't say strongly enough that you really need a quality set of Torx bits. Cheap ones are useless. Having said all that. Red Locktite. Why red, you didn't stand a chance. They designed it never to be opened!!

@BritannicaRestorations

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Sorry it was an T25 - I could not see the marking properly Never see many Torx here

@harveysmith100

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@@BritannicaRestorations Aren't you the lucky one. My heart sinks every time I have to remove one.

@BritannicaRestorations

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If they are into plastic, you have a fighting chance - if rusted into metal of any kind (with Loctite), you have F all chance!