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Originally Posted by SteveD0603
I have to admit, I'm a little skeptical that mine wouldn't still act up sooner or later after all that hard work to remove and reinstall, given it's age. Wouldn't a new starter be a safer bet?
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The clicking sound is from the solenoid plunger being pulled down and mating those contacts you see in the last pic together, letting the current flow from the battery to the starter motor. The reason mine wasn't working right is because the plunger came down and hit the starter motor side (the squarish terminal that was still in decent shape) but since the battery side one was worn away (as seen in photo) it didn't touch it, and no electrical connection was made. That's the only problem, a terminal that costed less than a buck.
You may have a different problem, but I'd be willing to bet it's either corroded terminals or bad contacts or plunger. Having seen the photos I posted, you know what you're looking for, how it should and shouldn't look. Besides the money saved over either buying a new starter or even worse having the dealer installing a new starter, you get the satisfaction and experience of having done it yourself. Come to think of it, that's one of the major reasons Yotatech is Yotatech!:bigclap:
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