need help replacing starter

[kinglui408]

anyone have a write up for replacing starter. here is my situation. car will not start. new battery, but does not turn, or nothing. all lights and radio works. when i turn key, not even a click, just silence. my cuz told me its starter, same thing happened to him. so we push started it and it made it home. oh, forgot to mention i was at work. , so i left it and asked around. so, ima try to replace it tomorrow. anyone know how to do this. let a pocho know this. pocho is a mexican born in the U.S.

[wed3k]

have you tried tapping the starter and cleaning the connections?

it happened to the project cb7 and has worked ever since.

i dont know if you can view other sections but here you go.

Tools:
12mm socket
14mm socket
17mm socket
Ratchet

This isn’t hard to do at all but again, do it at your own risk…if you manage to blow up your car while doing this it is not my fault…so now, on to the DIY

1. Disconnect the battery (if you don’t know how to do this, stop right now and go back into your cave)

2. Disconnect the clip (top circle) and remove the bolt the is connected to the battery (bottom circle)



3. Remove the two bolts that hold the starter to the tranny and the starter should fall right off



4. Installation is the reverse of removal.

[BootlegCB7]

starter is very easy, unplug battery, unplug the wires u see attached to starter (power), remove 2 to 3 bolts on it, and it comes off quickly. Try to get power tools, it will make your life easier.

This is just general stuff, i never really memorized the steps since u just take off what is in ur way.

edit, a nicer guide by web

[accord2nr81]

we need to make a DIY sticky for no one to read for this....

[kinglui408]

have you tried tapping the starter and cleaning the connections?

it happened to the project cb7 and has worked ever since.

i dont know if you can view other sections but here you go.

thanks bro. much appreciated.

[kinglui408]

and, wut do you mean tapping the starter.

[accord2nr81]

start is going bad and gets hung up... you can arc the neg and positive wires with a screwdriver to get it to unhang itself...just more or less buying some time before it gose completely out

[kinglui408]

ima change the starter later today. but i gota question. i was talking to my cuz again, and he said it might just be the distributor cap. what do you all think. it will turn and then other times not even a crank. it will start on a push start

[wed3k]

not the cap, this jsut happened recently on my friend's G20. we got stranded in a parking lot and i crawled under the car with lug nut wrench in hand and banged the starter. it fired right up.

[nusdogg]

nice write-up w/ pics too.

[EsperHamid]

isn't his starter installed in reverse ?!

[deevergote]

Also check your battery and ground connections. I had an issue where my car wouldn't start. Had enough power for lights and radio, but no power to turn the engine. Push start got me home. Spent $300 on a battery and starter, and the problem persisted.
I gave up. Cracked open my last can of Coke and stared at the car in frustration. Then I remembered the old chain email about how Coke delivery drivers use the stuff to clean their trucks. It's BS, but hell... I cleaned my battery terminals with Coke. Car started right up.

Now, I don't recommend using Coke... but some water with a little baking soda will do the trick fine.