Alrighty usually when your car doesnt want to start its either because the battery is dead or the starter is about
to die. When the starter refuses to spin its two things that may go wrong with the starter. One, the brushes around
the little motor that propels your flywheel are worn out or the solenoid pushing the plunger took a crap. In this
DIY I'll show you how to change those brushes and give the starter a good lubing. Now if your solenoid died you
might wanna look around online where to get one if you can, if not you can always pick up one at the JY for less
than $20. In my situation I went to the JY and got a solenoid later on because thats what fried with my
starter...cant complaing original starter from '99 with 300k on it
OH AND ALSO THIS WAS BASED OFF OF THE i4 MODEL. A rebuild shouldn't cost you more than $50, a new starter is $200, a crappy remanufactured is like $130
Tools Required:
12mm 6 point socket
8mm 6 point socket
Philips screw driver (Size 2 & 3)
PB Blaster or WD40 (your choice)
Wheel bearing grease
220 Grit sand paper
Parts Needed:
http://www.nationsautoelectric.com/starterbrush.html
- Scroll all the way down and find the part number "69-8501"
It is the whole brush assembly so you wont have to replace every single individual brush.
Solenoid from a JY or you can reuse the old one if it works fine. (Will add a online source if I find one.)
WARNING: If you feel that if some screw wont budge easily use a penetrating catalyst!
Step 1: Remove the starter from the engine bay.
Step 2: Remove the 12mm nut holding the wire to the terminal. Then remove the two long 8mm bolts holding the housing
down to the whole starter.
Nice so now its seperated into two pieces.
Step 3: Grab a size 2 philips screw driver and remove the two screws on top of the housing.
Step 4: Remove the piece highlighted with the blue circle. Next push on that little wheel on the top and pull on the
gear at the bottom to remove the piece from the housing.
Now conitnuing on to the removal of the solenoid that pushes the plunger out.
Step 5: Spray the three screws holding the housings together. And use a size three philips screw driver to remove them.
When you pull the housings apart make sure to pull the plunger/gear assembly out for cleaning and lubing.
Step 6: Remove the three screws holding the solenoid down.
NOTE: There is this little metal clip assemlby that held down by the solenoid. Make sure you remember the positioning of it if it falls out or when you take it out to clean it of all the grease.
Step 7: Clean all the parts inside the starter so that it looks like it just came off the production line. (I do to make sure no debris ruins anything inside.)
Step 8: Use the 220 grit sand paper to clean all electrical contacts.
Step 9: REASSEMBLY!, make sure to put the new electrical brushes in there. And put some wheel bearning grease in a couple places to keep things nicely lubed. ill give you a few pointers on where to put them.
And if you did everything correctly your starter should work perffectly. If you have any questions feel free to ask....and uh rep please?
DISCLAIMER: I do not hold any responsibility for your mistakes or if anything goes wrong. Remember safety first!
to die. When the starter refuses to spin its two things that may go wrong with the starter. One, the brushes around
the little motor that propels your flywheel are worn out or the solenoid pushing the plunger took a crap. In this
DIY I'll show you how to change those brushes and give the starter a good lubing. Now if your solenoid died you
might wanna look around online where to get one if you can, if not you can always pick up one at the JY for less
than $20. In my situation I went to the JY and got a solenoid later on because thats what fried with my
starter...cant complaing original starter from '99 with 300k on it
OH AND ALSO THIS WAS BASED OFF OF THE i4 MODEL. A rebuild shouldn't cost you more than $50, a new starter is $200, a crappy remanufactured is like $130Tools Required:
12mm 6 point socket
8mm 6 point socket
Philips screw driver (Size 2 & 3)
PB Blaster or WD40 (your choice)
Wheel bearing grease
220 Grit sand paper
Parts Needed:
http://www.nationsautoelectric.com/starterbrush.html
- Scroll all the way down and find the part number "69-8501"
It is the whole brush assembly so you wont have to replace every single individual brush.
Solenoid from a JY or you can reuse the old one if it works fine. (Will add a online source if I find one.)
WARNING: If you feel that if some screw wont budge easily use a penetrating catalyst!
Step 1: Remove the starter from the engine bay.
Step 2: Remove the 12mm nut holding the wire to the terminal. Then remove the two long 8mm bolts holding the housing
down to the whole starter.
Nice so now its seperated into two pieces.
Step 3: Grab a size 2 philips screw driver and remove the two screws on top of the housing.
Step 4: Remove the piece highlighted with the blue circle. Next push on that little wheel on the top and pull on the
gear at the bottom to remove the piece from the housing.
Now conitnuing on to the removal of the solenoid that pushes the plunger out.
Step 5: Spray the three screws holding the housings together. And use a size three philips screw driver to remove them.
When you pull the housings apart make sure to pull the plunger/gear assembly out for cleaning and lubing.
Step 6: Remove the three screws holding the solenoid down.
NOTE: There is this little metal clip assemlby that held down by the solenoid. Make sure you remember the positioning of it if it falls out or when you take it out to clean it of all the grease.
Step 7: Clean all the parts inside the starter so that it looks like it just came off the production line. (I do to make sure no debris ruins anything inside.)
Step 8: Use the 220 grit sand paper to clean all electrical contacts.
Step 9: REASSEMBLY!, make sure to put the new electrical brushes in there. And put some wheel bearning grease in a couple places to keep things nicely lubed. ill give you a few pointers on where to put them.
And if you did everything correctly your starter should work perffectly. If you have any questions feel free to ask....and uh rep please?
DISCLAIMER: I do not hold any responsibility for your mistakes or if anything goes wrong. Remember safety first!
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