Update on my split starter case...
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Update on my split starter case...
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Well I pulled off the dead, exploded starter and realized a few things:
I think the ignition/battery terminals were either corroded or otherwise suspect - the plastic housing that seperates both studs (Bat and S-terminals on the starter solenoid) was split, and the Larger ground/battery stud came off completely from the solenoid case when I tried to get a socket onto the nut. Lol. the inside of the starter was filthy - so there may have been enough grime/grease/dirt in there to perhaps cause an intermittent short? this may also be why my battery was totally dead after a week of sitting.
Also, the starter shaft and ring gear wobbled a LOT in the starter casing - don't know if this was from when it skipped a tooth or if it was pre-existing wear and contributed to the aforementioned tooth skipping and subsequent cracked case?
Anyway, this satanic starter screwed me one final time: out of a core charge return!
So I've got a new starter, a new optima battery, and I'm going to take some time to clean all the connections at the starter to hopefully prevent further problems. Thankfully, my flywheel is good as new.
Well I pulled off the dead, exploded starter and realized a few things:
I think the ignition/battery terminals were either corroded or otherwise suspect - the plastic housing that seperates both studs (Bat and S-terminals on the starter solenoid) was split, and the Larger ground/battery stud came off completely from the solenoid case when I tried to get a socket onto the nut. Lol. the inside of the starter was filthy - so there may have been enough grime/grease/dirt in there to perhaps cause an intermittent short? this may also be why my battery was totally dead after a week of sitting.
Also, the starter shaft and ring gear wobbled a LOT in the starter casing - don't know if this was from when it skipped a tooth or if it was pre-existing wear and contributed to the aforementioned tooth skipping and subsequent cracked case?
Anyway, this satanic starter screwed me one final time: out of a core charge return!
So I've got a new starter, a new optima battery, and I'm going to take some time to clean all the connections at the starter to hopefully prevent further problems. Thankfully, my flywheel is good as new.
Last edited by Ramanstud; Feb 26, 2006 at 08:06 PM.
