jammed up starter??
08-26-2003, 09:37 AM
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jammed up starter??
should the starter armature be free flowing where i can spin it around without resistance?
my starter will turn counter clockwise, but will not turn freely clockwise without me twisting the hell out of it.
my starter will turn counter clockwise, but will not turn freely clockwise without me twisting the hell out of it.
08-26-2003, 01:27 PM
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That's the way they are built. It turns hard one way because you are turning the whole starter(ie drive, gear reduction, and motor). When you turn it the other way, it has a sort of "clutch" in it. That way when your engine starts, the starter can free wheel so it doesn't strip the gear reduction part of the starter with the torque from the engine.
08-26-2003, 02:44 PM
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what about when it doesn't turn at all? i'd could understand some resistance, but to not turn at all? when i put all my might into turning the armature, the rod attached to the gear extends. its weird. :thinking: :dunno:
08-26-2003, 05:21 PM
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You shouldn't be able to turn it, you are working against the gear reduction. If you want to test it, take it to a parts store and they can put it on a machine and tell you if it's bad or not.
08-28-2003, 10:13 AM
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Originally posted by Hondaman
You shouldn't be able to turn it, you are working against the gear reduction. If you want to test it, take it to a parts store and they can put it on a machine and tell you if it's bad or not.
You shouldn't be able to turn it, you are working against the gear reduction. If you want to test it, take it to a parts store and they can put it on a machine and tell you if it's bad or not.
08-28-2003, 02:19 PM
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Originally posted by Hondaman
Does the starter click when you turn the key??
Does the starter click when you turn the key??
what do you think???
08-28-2003, 04:55 PM
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Sounds like a bad starter alright. I had a simular problem last winter with mine. It would turn the car over, but it would do it really slowly. I thought it did it because it was really cold, but it continued on into the summer months. I had it checked and it was pulling about 350-400 amps to turn the car over. When you bench test them(no load) they will seem to work ok, but they are bad. You can try and get it rebuilt, but there isn't much to rebuild on those starters. When they get old and tired, they are junk. I would suggest a new starter. Good luck.