Author Topic: 12 volt beetle starter, will it work on a 58 beetle tranny, with 6 volt flywheel  (Read 1474 times)

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Offline bwaz

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If converting a 58 beetle to 12V, will at Bosch SR15N starter bolt right it? Assuming it will need a starter adapter bushing when making the conversion from 6v to 12v, is the 6v flywheel ok as is ?
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12v starter will not work on a 6v flywheel, and afaik, a later 12v flywheel won't fit a 36hp. A 6v starter will work OK on 12v, but it's a good idea to swap the solenoid for a 12v one or else it really hammers the drive gear into the flywheel.

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For the 12 volt starter working on the 6 volt flywheel, isn't that what the starter adapter bushing is for, to be able to work on the different flywheel?
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The bushing merely adapts the different sized starter shaft to an odd transmission, the teeth on the starter gear are different as well, square peg, round hole.
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