Thread: Hi-torque starter motors

If time is an issue - then I'd buy the new one and keep the old one as a spare. Repair it when time/money permits.

If time isn't an issue - then I'd repair the old one.

I've found lately that the original parts just can't be replaced reliably with new ones... That's just my experience though.

Cheers,
GG.

No experience but the hi torque starters tend to be Nippon Denso so a bit better quality than the Indian replacements that are on the market.Land Rover

$300 for a rebuild sounds expensive but if you are paying an auto electrician I guess it's the hourly rate that bumps it up. Most times I've fitted a bush ($10-20) and a set of brushes ($20ish) so it will depend on what's exactly wrong with yours. Most parts are available so as long as the armature, commutator & coils are OK the rest is fairly straightforward.

Colin

We use a Hi Torque starter on Jaguar race car so mostly only gets used once a month at race meetings usually 4 races for weekend , a few other starts loading & unloading the car on trailer & when doing maintenance. Had 3 start motors in last 7 years . They have solenoid problems were contacts burn away & get hard scale on them & is cheaper faster to buy a new one than to have repaired. We were told that we needed to make sure the batters was fully charged all the time . We kept using then because of the size & weight . We always have as spare at a race meeting.