Most likely one of two things.
When you tightened the nut on the cable at the starter, did you hold
the inner nut to keep it from turning? If not, you might have
twisted the connection inside weakening the current path.
Your brushes may be wearing out. When they get to the end of there
spring pressure, it will only work when the armature is in a certain
position. I believe later starters have two sets of brushes and if
even one doesn't make good contact, it will become intermittent. It's
possible the armature or commutator is bad, but that's probably the
least likely.
Gerard
At 6:23 PM -0400 5/20/04, DE-BREBISSON,CYRILLE \(HP-Boise,ex1\) wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have a problem with my car.
>I changed the starter 4 month ago, and last week the car would not start. As
>I turned the key in the ignition, I could hear the starter solenoid
>clicking, I was able to measure current at the positive side of the starter,
>but it did not turn...
>I removed the starter, connected it to a battery charger (to see what it
>would do).. and it turned... I replaced the starter in the car and was able
>to start the car without a problem.
>this afternoon, I go to start the car... and the same thing happens again...
>the car would not start (solenoid sounds ok, but the starter motor did not
>turn)... because the car is at work, I was not able to work on it....
>
>does anyone has any idea of what might be wrong?
>
>cyrille
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