BAD Starter

Robert Schaad · Jan 22, 2020

I spent a lot of time in Germany and with a MOPAR you must learn to fix things. I have met many people that have starter problems and end up buying a new starter. I would take their old starter because most of the time the starter is actually good. The brass bolt where the positive cable fits on is burned out inside the starter. The round section inside the starter gets burned and the starter is thrown away. The piece in my days cost about $1.50 and you have a good starter. Just for my fellow MOPAR owners information.

Lionized · Jan 22, 2020

Robert Schaad said:
I spent a lot of time in Germany and with a MOPAR you must learn to fix things. I have met many people that have starter problems and end up buying a new starter. I would take their old starter because most of the time the starter is actually good. The brass bolt where the positive cable fits on is burned out inside the starter. The round section inside the starter gets burned and the starter is thrown away. The piece in my days cost about $1.50 and you have a good starter. Just for my fellow MOPAR owners information.

Pictures please! I'm about to replace my starter and, if what you describe is the case, you'll save me $150.

Fran Blacker · Jan 23, 2020

The main stud or copper washer burn. Flip copper washer.

dadsbee · Jan 23, 2020

As teens we just jumped underneath with a 1/2" wrench and cranked the stud as hard as we could to get a new spot to hit the ring!

69a100 · Jan 23, 2020

I just swap out those old heavyweight POS for a newer lightweight mini and never look back! Good Luck

Fran Blacker · Jan 23, 2020

You could unbolt contact and braze up the worn area of bolted contact as a quick fix. A littlle filing to smooth it out. Brass doesn't conduct like copper but think it would work.

Robert Schaad · Jan 24, 2020

Lionized said:
Pictures please! I'm about to replace my starter and, if what you describe is the case, you'll save me $150.

See the larger brass round piece? That is the inside of the brass bolt that the Positive cable from the battery is bolted to. Many times that brass piece is burned and looks like a bit is taken out of it. See the mark on it. Many times that mark has been melted totally away. The starter will not work. Getting a replacement many times solves the problem. Check that before buying a new starter.

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