Do it yourself starter rebuild?

[Nathan]

How many banana job is rebuilding the starter and where can you get a good kit?
Thanks Again.
Nathan

[Crazy_Jeepman]

A rebuilt starter is cheap. I would not mess with one myself. Do you have Auto Zone or checker auto around, I would think you could get a decent price from them. ;)

[Nathan]

Does a starter rebuild include the Solenoid?

[Crazy_Jeepman]

The Ford style starter has a fender mounted Solenoid so no it will not include it.

[joe]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Nathan:
Does a starter rebuild include the Solenoid?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Nathan are rebuild kits even still avail at all?
They used to include bushings, brushes, springs etc but that was back in the water pump/fuel pump rebuild days too...Unless you order parts from an auto electric shop I think(?) all you can get from the chain stores is the starter drive/bendix? Either way though no the solenoid is not included. For the conventional starter mounted solenoids a rebuild kit was avail for those too but I guess I'm just old and...looking back.
Like C_J said just get a whole Taiwanese rebuilt starter for less money from one of the chain stores and take your chances. Lifetime warranty too...though you may be spending all your free time exchanging the d*mn things :(

[porchpiggy]

Nathan I whole heart agree with the others here that with the price of a rebuild kit it prob is not worth it to do the rebuild yourself. But, sometimes, in certain situations it might be. I have a Chev that last winter, tried to spit the starter out because of 14 below zero temp and 20w50 oil. It bent the bolts and chewed up the drive gear teeth. the AC Delco unit itself was near new, and about $72 to replace, so I bought a $6 remaned drive unit, and new bolts. Also, as a teenager with no money, I had a starter dragging on a 427 because the brushes were worn. Armature still looked pretty good, so I installed new brushes for $1.70, and went another year and a half. If it's just wornout and you want to make it fresh, IMHO you would be better off to buy a lifetime warrantied starter and never worry about it again. BUT, to answer your question, on a scale of 1 to 10, I would put a starter rebuild at about 2 or 2 1/2. Not much to them, pay attentention to it when it comes apart, and some clips can be aggravating, but overall pretty simple. :cool:

[Nathan]

Yeah, I just looked through the National Automotive Line Catalog and didnt find any rebuild kits but certainly all the parts individually. Does anyone know what the turn-around time is for getting the starter back? Thanks for the help.
Nathan

[andy d]

if you go with a chain store rebuild, dont turn your old unit in right away for the core. it may be better than the one you buy. the ford type fender mtd solenoids have a high off the shelf failure rate too. the good news is that the 360 starters are a cinch to r/r. unless your battery cables are new,this would be a good time to replace them.