Is this wiring right? Starter motor

[Steve_B]

Have just taken my starter motor out to give it a refurb but now the car won't start after putting everything back. Just get a sort of groaning sound.

So have i wired it back up right? 8v digi btw.

[raferackstraw]

youve got a neg and positive on the same terminal which isnt right 

[Steve_B]

you sure? the black lead is the one from the +ve terminal.

[Steve_B]

After some research i placed a wire between the battery +ve and the trigger for the solenoid and it made a clunking noise so i guess that means the wiring is ok and that the solenoid is working.

Looking further it seems that the starter motor itself doesn't sit in quite the same place it did before i took it off. But as the shaft centres in ther bush surely this can't make much difference?

[emery1990]

Does that red wire come from the alternator, if so thats how mines wired up and that works. Cleaned up the terminals?

[Steve_B]

yeah cleaned up the terminals and the earth points.

[raferackstraw]

apologies my black lead is from pos and red goes to alternator, surely tho if starter is not sitting straight then it wont engage properly, there was a recent thread about a similar problem and after much messing found that the starter was fubared and batt low

[Steve_B]

battery was charged and is reading 12.2v now. starter seems to be sitting about 2-3mm to the left of where it was from what i can see from the mark it left behind. will have to loosen it up and reposition it tomorrow i guess and see if that helps

[Thom89]

 

Thom

[rubjonny]

what exactly did you do to it when you refurbed it?