Lucky8’s Project Discovery 3
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On the bright side, here is a quick "How-to" on swapping the starter in a field.
You will need to get under the truck. I used an open deck trailer but in theory you could find a little ravine to work in. What ever you do, make sure it is safe.
Just for reference this is what the starter looks like. You can guess the old vs. new
Step 1: Disconnect the battery.
Step 2: From under the truck, undo the easier of the 2 starter bolts just so you can feel good about yourself. Unfortunately that good feeling will be over soon.
Step 3: Remove the passengers side front tire and pull off the heat shield by removing these little nuts.
Oh yeah, don’t forget this extra bolt on the side.
Step 4: With the heat shield out of the way, think of every bad word you have used in your life. You"re going to need all of them. Stick a box wrench in between the control arm and slowly undo the top starter bolt. Without removing the arm there is no room to do any thing fast. You get a 1/64th of a turn on the bolt at a time. If you're lucky, when the bolt is loose, you can undo it with your fingers. Good luck and I'll talk to you in 2 hrs.
Step 5: With the starter free, undo the solenoid input wire quick disconnect.
Step 6: Undo the main starter wire.
Step 7: Reinstall and smile.
And finally, the poser pic that cost us the starter and alternator.
You will need to get under the truck. I used an open deck trailer but in theory you could find a little ravine to work in. What ever you do, make sure it is safe.
Just for reference this is what the starter looks like. You can guess the old vs. new
Step 1: Disconnect the battery.
Step 2: From under the truck, undo the easier of the 2 starter bolts just so you can feel good about yourself. Unfortunately that good feeling will be over soon.
Step 3: Remove the passengers side front tire and pull off the heat shield by removing these little nuts.
Oh yeah, don’t forget this extra bolt on the side.
Step 4: With the heat shield out of the way, think of every bad word you have used in your life. You"re going to need all of them. Stick a box wrench in between the control arm and slowly undo the top starter bolt. Without removing the arm there is no room to do any thing fast. You get a 1/64th of a turn on the bolt at a time. If you're lucky, when the bolt is loose, you can undo it with your fingers. Good luck and I'll talk to you in 2 hrs.
Step 5: With the starter free, undo the solenoid input wire quick disconnect.
Step 6: Undo the main starter wire.
Step 7: Reinstall and smile.
And finally, the poser pic that cost us the starter and alternator.
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Thank you. That is good info.
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I re-used the center plunger on mine and the contacts worked fine in bench test. I'm keeping it as a "trail spare" especially after seeing your post above.
It looks like you can get kits that have the plunger too:
It looks like you can get kits that have the plunger too:
That was a good time, driving around watching the voltage drop....
It was a great trip and I had a blast, Scarr is really a fun event. If you have never gone you should give it a try next year.
It was a great trip and I had a blast, Scarr is really a fun event. If you have never gone you should give it a try next year.
Last edited by ArmyRover; Jun 2, 2014 at 06:31 PM.
