Loud click when trying to start the car? Starter motor right...

[Ben Lessani]

I was doing my mate a favour and getting him some money from the cash machine and then I jumped back in the car and tried to start it and it just clicked once at me. I know the battery is 100% and the alternator is fine. I remember a while ago I was upgrading the earths and positive feeds and tried to loosen the original +ve off the starter motor but the stud was seized, and managed to break it a little bit. I kinda left it like it was.

I tried a good hard taps with a hammer but nothing. Is it maybe the solenoid sticking or that its just not getting enough power? I'm going to try and strip it tomorrow to get a better look.

[clipperjay]

Have you tried bridging a postive connection on the start motor if it works and starts its not the starter motor.
Hope that helps!
J

[Dolly]

mine died, proved to be the battery, but if you know its 100% then either starter or connections.. mine died outside a KFC local chavs in corsas thought it was funny, then i bumped it on my own 

[Ben Lessani]

Have you tried bridging a postive connection on the start motor if it works and starts its not the starter motor.

Will grab some of my 2 awg tommorow and give that a bash before removing it - knowing my luck, it will probably work anyway!

[Ben Lessani]

well its as i thought, the starter motor has two copper plates connected to two copper studs - which the +ve and -ve feeds are joined onto. When trying to remove the nut off the +ve stud, so that I could upgrade the wiring I managed to shear the stud off the copper plate. unless it can be welded(brazed) back on - i think its a new starter for me.

theres a specialist starter motor place nearby, so i will drop round there later and see how much they charge me, grrr

[clipperjay]

They should just be able to rivit a new copper piece on there. It might be cheaper to get a secondhand one if the recon place is charging too much.
Shame I'm too far as I can Braize quite well

[Ben Lessani]

turns out the bit with the studs on it is the solenoid - got a new one for it fitted for £15, now if only the battery wasn't flat....

...got the thing on a deep charge, but its starting just fine - success for me!

[clipperjay]

Glad it all worked out in the end chap!