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Starter Question
The other day I started the truck and heard a metal clank, kind of like a breaking sound. So I turned the truck off then tryed to restart. All that happened is my starter motor spins freely and the motor does not turn over.
So, most people I know around town have told me to smack the ******* with a hammer to free it so it will engage. The thing is I would rather fix the problem then prolong it.
Also thank you to everyone who responded to my exhaust manifold question. I have been away from the computer for a while and was unable to respond. Thanks again.
So, most people I know around town have told me to smack the ******* with a hammer to free it so it will engage. The thing is I would rather fix the problem then prolong it.
Also thank you to everyone who responded to my exhaust manifold question. I have been away from the computer for a while and was unable to respond. Thanks again.
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Chopper-- I will assume you have an older truck with the "moveable pole" style starter, no external solenoid on it. The starter drive is broken or the ring gear on the flywheel/flexplate is shot. I would check the starter drive first. It will do no good to hit the starter since the starter spins over the pole piece is moving which is what engages the drive.
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Hitting a starter motor with a hammer to get it to work is a Blow Tie thing. It's a complicated function of the stupid GM design. FoMoCo is a completely different, sophisticated, and successful design and hitting it with a hammer is a primitive, violent act that serves no real good. True enough starters wear out with use, over time. Sometimes they need replacement.
It's easier to just replace the starter if the ring gear's unhurt. Purchase a decent rebuilt starter for about 2X the cost of a starter(bendix) drive. . . . All you need to do with A good re-Manufactured starter is bolt it in & go. That's not the case with a starter bendix drive. You'll need to R&R the starter and virtually rebuild it yourself to install a new drive. If I have to disassemble my starter, I'm gonna thoroughly clean & inspect it, clean commutator, replace brushes & any other bad parts I discover. I'd make it right since I got it apart on bench anyway. BUT what if problem isn't a drive, or is more than a drive?
I'm frugal and I also love a good mechanical challenge, but I can't do a starter as cheaply nor as fast as buying a rebuilt & simply bolting it in & going on my way. Just buy a good quality starter and you should be good for another 20 years if everything else is in good working order. . . just my $.02 on the subject here.
FBp
It's easier to just replace the starter if the ring gear's unhurt. Purchase a decent rebuilt starter for about 2X the cost of a starter(bendix) drive. . . . All you need to do with A good re-Manufactured starter is bolt it in & go. That's not the case with a starter bendix drive. You'll need to R&R the starter and virtually rebuild it yourself to install a new drive. If I have to disassemble my starter, I'm gonna thoroughly clean & inspect it, clean commutator, replace brushes & any other bad parts I discover. I'd make it right since I got it apart on bench anyway. BUT what if problem isn't a drive, or is more than a drive?
I'm frugal and I also love a good mechanical challenge, but I can't do a starter as cheaply nor as fast as buying a rebuilt & simply bolting it in & going on my way. Just buy a good quality starter and you should be good for another 20 years if everything else is in good working order. . . just my $.02 on the subject here.
FBp
Last edited by FordBoypete; Sep 17, 2004 at 08:47 PM.
