Thanks Phill. If I loosen the nuts will I be able to centre the T pieces by feel or is there another way of selling them in the correct position? The solinoid came from Repco about 12 months ago. If this is the problem I'll be wrapped. After looking under the dash it's a bloody nightmare.
Yes, feel should be fine enough, even if you then use a marker for future reference.
This one played up from new exactly like yours! It's a JAS brand solenoid! Not cheap!
I drilled out the rivets, pulled apart and found the bolts misaligned, pulled them out and cut slots and put back together.
Be careful if you pull a solenoid apart, pop rivets can break the bakelite if not real careful, use washers on expansion end to stop pop rivet expanding in the hole and breaking the Bakelite.
I've fitted a CVR gear reduction starter with its own solenoid and deleted this type of solenoid and initiate that solenoid with a Bocsh relay and I would recommend this modification to all that don't require a Concourse Car!