Well, My 11 year old starter is finally starting (no pun) to give me trouble. I think it must have something like a "dead spot". Usually when it's warm I have no trouble, but in the morning or after work a lot of times when I turn the key I hear 1 click from the relay or solenoid and nothing happens. May have to turn the key off and on 5 or 6 times, then it cranks up just fine with plenty of starting power. Do I need to replace the whole starter, or I notice this starter has replaceable brushes. Will maybe new brushes and a new solenoid fix me up ? How long do I have before I am stranded ???

 

Go here. Get the contact and plunger kit to rework starter. As long as all else is good in starter this should help you out.

http://www.fostertruck.com/dodge/default.htm

 

Thanks for the link...that's just what mt problem seems to be and will save me from buying a whole new starter.

 

Mine was doing the same thing.....bought those parts and it spins like a top!!

 

Mine was doing the same thing, found a good site that was very helpful
fixinrams.com . Pete has been a great help and has some good tips too. He sells stuff on ebay also, the starter kit came with a CD that will walk you thru the job too.

 

I like the fixinrams.com stuff too. I ordered the starter kit and the vaccum pump rebuild kit.
Great stuff and great directions.

 

Contacts, I bought mine from a local shop for 10 bucks.

 

I alway tryto keep my oem parts starter included. Solenoid contacts are easy. The local rebuilder will fix anything else for a small(er) fee than poor quality remans & much less than new OEM.

 

I have repaired several of these solinoids with just new contacts. The plunger should be cleaned carefully, at the end of the little spring is a round steel ball don't drop it . The brass circle on the plunger can be cleaned carefully if it isn't burnt too bad. Put a little grease on the spring when reassembling. I buy my contacts at a local rebuild shop. Hardest part of job is the top mounting bolt, I use a stubby wrench to take out first before loosening the bottom ones. good luck.

 

I just replaced my starter solenoid contacts yesterday. Took just alittle over 1 hour. The 12 point 10mm rachet wrench with no off set worked great, even on the top bolt. The kit was from fosters truck and it also included a new contact plunger.

The only downside is that I wished I had replaced them sooner, very basic wrenching.