It seems that I have a dead spot on my starter. Most time it turns over fine, but on occasion it'll spin, struggle, stop, stop, stop, spin, start. What would cause a dead spot on the starter, brushes, dirty comm.? Can I reman the starter myself?
Starter Dead Spot
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Eliw
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I had the same problem. I dealt with it as long as it took to get a reman. Replaced the starter and whammo! No more bad starts.
khanartist
oldtimer....
Could be the battery not getting enough juice to the starter. Loose/corroded cables also. Maybe a tooth in the flywheel?
Reman-ing your own starter isn't really worth it, you can pick a rebuilt one up from any auto parts store for fairly cheap and it will have a warranty.
Reman-ing your own starter isn't really worth it, you can pick a rebuilt one up from any auto parts store for fairly cheap and it will have a warranty.
Eliw
New Member
When Mine went bad I was hoping it wasnt the flywheel. It wasnt. Turns out though the starter probably went bad after I had an issue with a battery that had a bad cell and that was only charging to less than 10 volts. Replaced that with an Optima yellow top and spent like $50 for a reman starter. Not bad considering its one of the easier jobs to do on the SHO. Now, the car starts on a dime. Or maybe a nickel.
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