hey folks,

so the starter is an All-*****, about 6 years old... not many miles, really... time for a solenoid rebuild?

having trouble starting her, getting that machine-gun clicking going on... all connections are solid...tested relay, fine... charged battery, at about 12.7.... haven't load tested it yet, though

figured i'd take a look at the solenoid, and this is what i found.... normal, or are these contacts really worn?

 

They are really worn.

 

it also looke like a piece of a broken spring in the starter

 

you had me run out to the garage and look again!

no, spring is all good... just might be a shadow you see

 

You probably have a broken wire in the solenoid coil.

 

one trick is to pop the copper ring off and turn it around! Then clean up its mating surface and your good to go.

 

curious... what makes you suspect that?

 

A lot of aftermarket starters do not have the solenoid coil retainer staked tight enough into the housing which causes the coil to rattle around and break the winding or cause a poor ground for the pull in coil.

 

... and worn contacts like what I posted are symptomatic of that?

 

Yes, because the solenoid plunger & the moving contact chatters on the fixed contacts and arcs.