Better Starters
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Take a trip to a local auto electric shop.....hand them your starter & tell them what the problem is and exactly what you want...in 2 hours or less you will have it handed back to you, equal or better quality than anything you can buy outright.
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Called my local (real) auto motor electric repair place. They said the Denso OEM best, but $$. They had great success with the aftermarket China brand denso and other starters up until the past year or so when they started failing after a short time. Their DX was- inferior brushes in the motors.
They will put a new Heavy Duty clutch in my starter for $75- at the counter. Takes about 10-15 min to be in and out. They will also check brushes and armature, but said they should be good to go for a few years and then some.
This may outlast an aftermarket replacement for $175.
Best solution is OEM Denso from Japan for appx $400.
They will put a new Heavy Duty clutch in my starter for $75- at the counter. Takes about 10-15 min to be in and out. They will also check brushes and armature, but said they should be good to go for a few years and then some.
This may outlast an aftermarket replacement for $175.
Best solution is OEM Denso from Japan for appx $400.
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: New Jersey
Got stranded on Saturday, try to start and nothing but spinning starter and a bit of grinding. Climb under the truck (2002 f350 7.3) to find the starter detached from the 2-bolt mount, 1 bolt was laying on ground.
I couldn't re- tighten the bolts and think the threads are ruined, maybe from them backing out and ovaling out the thread.
Any advice on attaching the starter? I don't have any experience with drilling and tapping, would appreciate any help
I couldn't re- tighten the bolts and think the threads are ruined, maybe from them backing out and ovaling out the thread.
Any advice on attaching the starter? I don't have any experience with drilling and tapping, would appreciate any help
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