Thread: PUSH BUTTON -- STARTER SOLINOID

Hi there

There a sealed unit - I just bought a new one.....

There still available.

Wayne

hi Wayne,

are these starter buttons available local or do i have to get on from UK?

thanks,

Chris.

Originally Posted by chris1983rangie

hi Wayne,

are these starter buttons available local or do i have to get on from UK?

thanks,

Chris.

They are listed by Four Wheel Drives in Melbourne, which means they are probably available from any specialist Landrover supplier. Another place to try would be a long established auto electrician.

John

cheers thanks, Chris

G'day All, Check it with a multi-meter, if it's OK it could be not earthing thru the switch, scratch a little paint off and try again cheers Dennis

This was the first part I restored on my 80" way back in '86, because it had seized from sitting outside in the rain for years I presume.

I prised open the back of it (where the sheetmetal is folded down) with a small screwdriver, whilst holding it in a vice and keeping my hands well clear so as not to be stabbed.

Inside it was very dirty and the shaft had rusted to the body from memory; so I pulled the innards out and degreased them. The copper contacts I placed in a glass and filled up with lemon juice straight from the tree. In the morning they were clean and then I reassembled the solenoid and packed the cavity with vaseline to stop it corroding again. Where I had turned up the flange, I heated it to a dull red with an oxy torch so that the metal wouldn't work-harden and snap off when the seam was closed (I did this before reassembly of course).

Dressing the flange down is a piece of cake with a small hammer and a suitable drift, while someone else holds it still; I used the jaws of a vice as an anvil,

Cheers Charlie

Out of interest are the series 1 starter buttons the same as the SII versions?

Hi there

As already stated - there available at most landrover parts people.

Out of interest are the series 1 starter buttons the same as the SII versions?

I believe there the same unit.........

Wayne