03-18-2014, 10:44 PM | #1 |
Gone Wild
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Starter brush worn?
I have been having a slow starts the first time I start everyday now no start at all. I popped brush out to look... seems good still. Wasn't much spring tension on it if any. Yeah I have some troubleshooting to do... Some of you been through this. You guys just put a little more spring tension on it and clean everything up and put it back together? Can I test it by just running a hot wire to the proper terminal? It may also be a bad solenoid... I don't hear a click. Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk |
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03-19-2014, 07:18 AM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Starter brush worn?
Hard to tell from the pic, but it doesn't look like there is much meat left. Can you get a pic from the side? The black "brush" should be maybe an inch long roughly.
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03-19-2014, 08:17 AM | #3 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Starter brush worn?
I've done it both ways (replacing just the brushes) & Replacing the complete brush and plate assembly which was easer because the little screws holding the brushes are always a job to free up. Just saying
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03-19-2014, 08:23 AM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Starter brush worn?
If you are not hearing a click, you need to go further back into the start circuit. It is not the starter. It sounds like a solenoid or the switch under the floor not making contact. Yes, you should be able to apply power to solenoid to get the starter to kick in.
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03-19-2014, 12:05 PM | #5 |
Gone Wild
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I hear a click when I step on the gas pedal... but no click when I turn the ignition switch on.
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03-21-2014, 02:58 PM | #6 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Starter brush worn?
Clean both grounds well as if you have a good frame ground but bad engine ground you will have funny starting problems.
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03-22-2014, 08:28 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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It turns out the brushes are not worn out... just one of them hanging up where the lead should move through the slot in the holder, it wasn't.
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03-22-2014, 11:23 PM | #8 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Starter brush worn?
I'll get some stuff tomorrow with my $20 in autozone rewards. It will be all titivated and running tomorrow!
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03-23-2014, 12:35 PM | #9 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Starter brush worn?
Sometimes with the brushes are a little oversize they can be sanded to make some clearance in the holder
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03-23-2014, 07:52 PM | #10 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Starter brush worn?
To much shopping at AUTOZONE I have that problem at HARBOR FREIGHT to close to home
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