Checking, removing and installing the starter traction relay (VW Golf 4)

Checking and removing

1. Remove the starter.

2. Using additional heavy gauge wires, connect the starter housing to the negative battery terminal and connect the positive battery terminal to terminal 50.

3. If the starter drive pinion moves forward, but the starter motor does not rotate, then the starter motor is faulty or the traction relay contacts are burnt out.

4. If the starter gear does not move forward, then the traction relay is faulty and must be replaced.

5. Unscrew the nut and disconnect the wire going from the starter motor to the lower contact of the traction relay.

6. Unscrew the screws and remove the solenoid relay from the starter.

Installation

1. Apply a thin layer of sealant to the surface of the solenoid switch that mated with the starter (F).

2. Hook the traction relay anchor onto the control lever, then screw in the screws that secure the traction relay to the starter.

3. Connect the starter motor wire to the lower contact of the traction relay and secure it.

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4. Check the operation of the traction relay.

5. Install the starter.