I just put a new rear main seal in my jeep I figured while I had the oil pan down I went ahead and put a new oil pump and pick up in. To drop the oil pan I had to move the starter out of the way and mine has a lifetime warrenty and recently its been sounding weak so I figured while its out to take it back to pepboys and exchange it for a new one rather than putting a new one in in a month ot two. So I put it bqck together and I was gonna prime my oil pump with the starter bit its not grabbing the fly wheel. I tweeked it and pounded it and did all I van but it still wouldn't grab. The flywheel looks good with no broken teeth or visual damage to it. I took the starter out and exchanged it for anpther new one,I'm out working still and havemt gotten a vhance to put the new one in yet but if I continue to have this problem when I get home tonight what could it be?

 

Was the 1st new starter throwing the bendix out?

I would have made the store test the first new one.

 

they tested it and said it passed but the guy just seen it turning or whatever im pretty sure the bendix wasnt going out and he was arguing the face that as long as it spins he cant change it lol

 

Just got home and put the new starter in and its doing the same exact thing. Ive put at least 5 starters in this jeep since ive had it and this has never happened to me before. Any ideas what it could be?

 

No power to selinoid?
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2 small posts but after taking it out for like the 5th time today it just started working lol lucky me right before the sun goes down too lol thanks for all the help.

 

Wire on wrong post .....

 

"Ive put at least 5 starters in this jeep since ive had it and this has never happened to me before."

Any idea why you are going through all these starters? do you drive like 75,000 miles a year or something?