Jeep Grand Cherokee 4. 0 - Starter Replacement DIY
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Date: 2020-08-05
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michael
ok so it is a old video! I have not seen. my uncle's cabin was like what yours is the road if you call it a road! looks like the old underground pipeline we used! so I understand spending time as much as possible! what I can not understand is stopping at a perfectly good warm shop and instead of working there! Going full out Caveman and working in the cold and damp place? why? I would have fixed the jeep at the shop and gone to the cabin to sit on the porch with a nice warm fire going inside! but then my mechanics day are past and I was a glutton for punishment myself.
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ok so it is a old video! I have not seen. my uncle's cabin was like what yours is the road if you call it a road! looks like the old underground pipeline we used! so I understand spending time as much as possible! what I can not understand is stopping at a perfectly good warm shop and instead of working there! Going full out Caveman and working in the cold and damp place? why? I would have fixed the jeep at the shop and gone to the cabin to sit on the porch with a nice warm fire going inside! but then my mechanics day are past and I was a glutton for punishment myself.
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Fred
Back in the day when starters drew more current and the cables were heavier, I did notice a difference if I cleaned the old high-current cable-end terminals with a wire brush and WD40 before I put them on the new or reconditioned starters. The ground from the battery to the block also needed maintenance from time to time, not only at the battery but also at the block. My grandfather told me they just had to be tight, but I found they needed to be both clean and tight for reliability over the extreme temperature ranges of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Back in the day when starters drew more current and the cables were heavier, I did notice a difference if I cleaned the old high-current cable-end terminals with a wire brush and WD40 before I put them on the new or reconditioned starters. The ground from the battery to the block also needed maintenance from time to time, not only at the battery but also at the block. My grandfather told me they just had to be tight, but I found they needed to be both clean and tight for reliability over the extreme temperature ranges of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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John
I love when you're under a car or a truck and you got a bolt that has limited access like that. Turns out the damn thing goes all the way out to the front bumper or something you're under there for 20 minutes just trying to get it out. I noticed one of your videos you actually use a creeper. I hate those things you got to crank on a wrench and your whole body slide out from under the car! I had three creepers at my old place and I never used any of them well except once. I'd rather lay on a tarp and just slide
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I love when you're under a car or a truck and you got a bolt that has limited access like that. Turns out the damn thing goes all the way out to the front bumper or something you're under there for 20 minutes just trying to get it out. I noticed one of your videos you actually use a creeper. I hate those things you got to crank on a wrench and your whole body slide out from under the car! I had three creepers at my old place and I never used any of them well except once. I'd rather lay on a tarp and just slide
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joseph
Its worth looking over a misbehaving starter when you have it out. Most problems are caused by dirty/worn contacts on the solenoid, followed by worn brushes on the motor itself. A good clean up and wiring brushing of contacts costs nothing. A replacement brush kit is cheap so unless the primary motor windings are shorting out as a DIYer I like to refurbish my motors rather than replace them as it is kinder on my pocket
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Its worth looking over a misbehaving starter when you have it out. Most problems are caused by dirty/worn contacts on the solenoid, followed by worn brushes on the motor itself. A good clean up and wiring brushing of contacts costs nothing. A replacement brush kit is cheap so unless the primary motor windings are shorting out as a DIYer I like to refurbish my motors rather than replace them as it is kinder on my pocket
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roadrunner
A shot of Jim Beam or/and Jack D on the work bench when the job is done. I like that. My Jeep starter looked like that too, after helping a friend do his, the next one I decided to disconnect the cables and use almost a can of brake spray to get as much crud off of it as I could before starting the removal, it made for a better experience than the last one. Good informative video. This shot is for you.
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A shot of Jim Beam or/and Jack D on the work bench when the job is done. I like that. My Jeep starter looked like that too, after helping a friend do his, the next one I decided to disconnect the cables and use almost a can of brake spray to get as much crud off of it as I could before starting the removal, it made for a better experience than the last one. Good informative video. This shot is for you.
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Kevin
A little laughter for the day Eric did mrs. O kick you out of the house now you got to go to your hunting cabinet and live and work she took the garage to at least she was nice enough to share the dogs with you you got one she got one now you got to work on your cars like we do on the ground just kidding having fun with you that's a beautiful place there I love it I would love to live there
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A little laughter for the day Eric did mrs. O kick you out of the house now you got to go to your hunting cabinet and live and work she took the garage to at least she was nice enough to share the dogs with you you got one she got one now you got to work on your cars like we do on the ground just kidding having fun with you that's a beautiful place there I love it I would love to live there
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Tony
I carry a Big Larry working in a data center. Helps with tightly packed server racks when you are trying to read cables and ports on servers and networking gear.
It's rugged and bright, a good combination for a light.
Make sure it's pointed away from your eyes when you turn it on, the first mode is full bright and will hurt if you shine it in your eyes.
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I carry a Big Larry working in a data center. Helps with tightly packed server racks when you are trying to read cables and ports on servers and networking gear.
It's rugged and bright, a good combination for a light.
Make sure it's pointed away from your eyes when you turn it on, the first mode is full bright and will hurt if you shine it in your eyes.
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Alan
I'll be doing a starter as soon as it gets here. our problem was the starter was hanging up. You just needed to tap the starter case with a hammer, then it would disengage. It looks like it's about the only thing that is easy to do on a Cherokee. I had to have a AC compressor put in. All day job. Thanks. Great source of information
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I'll be doing a starter as soon as it gets here. our problem was the starter was hanging up. You just needed to tap the starter case with a hammer, then it would disengage. It looks like it's about the only thing that is easy to do on a Cherokee. I had to have a AC compressor put in. All day job. Thanks. Great source of information
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Tom
i love these journey's you take us all on weather its pulling an engine or a water pump job on a neglected gm with dexcool mud in the whole system and not to mention the educational value to it all i'm just a shade tree mechanic my self but thanks to you i know a lot more about cars please keep these video's coming!
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i love these journey's you take us all on weather its pulling an engine or a water pump job on a neglected gm with dexcool mud in the whole system and not to mention the educational value to it all i'm just a shade tree mechanic my self but thanks to you i know a lot more about cars please keep these video's coming!
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Brad
Gotta get the cabin warmed up oh yeah. I just replaced the starter on my 2001 Grand Cherokee she was on the way out and the Jeep needs to get me up to the ski hill this winter. cause I'm pretty sure Mrs. O ( yes I also have a Mrs. O ) is not going to let me take hers.
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Gotta get the cabin warmed up oh yeah. I just replaced the starter on my 2001 Grand Cherokee she was on the way out and the Jeep needs to get me up to the ski hill this winter. cause I'm pretty sure Mrs. O ( yes I also have a Mrs. O ) is not going to let me take hers.
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