this is a 10 year old f-150 with 200,000 miles on the 4.6l engine. mainly it gets used for short trips, so the starter is used a lot. is it time to rebuild it? or is it better to wait for it to fail, and then look at the fee for towing it, and the inconvenience, or should I fix it before it breaks?
?when to replace starter on f-150
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Originally Posted By: CourierDriver
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Not mention if this truck has auto transmission and you live in the salt belt, chances are you will break the nose off the starter removing it anyway. Leave it alone until it fails.
Leave it in, it's not a maintenance item and will give you some warning before failing completely.
If you have the time, this is not a horrible job at all.
Clean BOTH ends of all battery cables , and all grounds.
Yank the starter and take it apart.
A bit of grease and a good cleaning [esp the commutator] is the minimum, and at least you will see what is left of the brushes.
I'd have new brushes in my hand before I yanked it, though.
Clean BOTH ends of all battery cables , and all grounds.
Yank the starter and take it apart.
A bit of grease and a good cleaning [esp the commutator] is the minimum, and at least you will see what is left of the brushes.
I'd have new brushes in my hand before I yanked it, though.
starter came out, the cables were badly corroded, so cables were replaced, brushes had very little left, so starter rebuilt. works much better than before, cranks over very eagerly, engine starts instantly. i just don't like the idea of being way out in the bush, and discovering it won't start.
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