How to Rebuild your Dodge Cummins Starter for Under $30!!

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6 жыл бұрын

Today I will show you how to rebuild your starter and save you money!
Instead of turning in your starter as a core and pay a few hundred dollars for a new one, you can rebuild it for a lot less!
The starter that I rebuilt is from a '98 Dodge Ram with the Cummins, but this video applies to a vast majority of starters from Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep, and the same idea applies to many more starters. If your starter is your OEM Denso starter from your '94-'06 Dodge Cummins, this starter in the video is the exact same. This is Part II in my 2 parts series: Dodge Cummins Starter: Removal and Repair.
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Link to '89-'06 Starter rebuild kit: www.fostertruck.com/dodge-dens...
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I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL
Due to factors beyond the control of myself, I cannot guarantee against improper use or unauthorized modifications of this information. I assume no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Use this information at your own risk. I recommend safe practices when working on vehicles and or with tools seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of myself, no information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or from the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Jake.

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@j-bobsgarage7535 6 жыл бұрын

UPDATE: The starter as of about 6 months is still working perfect, I’ve put it through many cold starts this winter with temps being as low as -30 or lower! Very happy with it and it sure beats the hell out of spending a few hundred dollars on a new starter!

@troyrogers1236 4 жыл бұрын

I may have to do this tommarrow...I like the girl at the bottom of the screen!

@williamreese2477 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Did the rebuild as I watched.also did new brushes that kind of a pain.starter worked great and spinning the Cummins fast

@raychilcote5558 3 жыл бұрын

Took a few years for me to realize that alternators and starters were wearable parts. And most of the time, it's simply bushings in them that have gone bad. Thanks for the reminder!

@juanchy07 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!! I have a 2004 cummins 2500 with 208k miles and this guide helped me out!! Starter didn't look original once I pulled it off but I used the same rebuild kit and it worked perfect!! Thanks again dude!!

@harley14501980 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. I will for sure be referencing this when I rebuild the spare starter I recently bought. Thanks for the effort put into this

@j-bobsgarage7535 6 жыл бұрын

Thank for watching, glad it helped you

@abrahamsalcido9174 4 жыл бұрын

Great job. Definitely will be able to save money on the rebuild. Thanks for sharing.

@calevel Жыл бұрын

Best rebuild Cummins starter hands down. Nailed it ! Thanks fir sharing

@normnelson5103 5 жыл бұрын

Great vidio Jake, I was able to braze up the contactors and make them even again it takes a little file work, the brass is a little stronger than the copper, I did this to my 99 that I have owned since new the repair has lasted years, love the truck 170,000 miles.

@ubot982 5 жыл бұрын

great video, thanks for sharing. i bought a jeep cherokee and it was just making the clicking noise when i tried to start it. so i pulled the starter tore it apart and cleaned everything with engine degreaser and scotch pads. then sprayed it all off with the garden hose. wiped it off with some shop towels, let it dry out in the sun for about 30 min (it was hot today). then sprayed it all with pb blaster white lithium grease while i reassembled it.... tested it and it spun, stuck it back in the jeep and it worked. yeah, $113 saved. not sure if this is a long term fix, try at your own risk. i am just glad the jeep actually runs ... :)

@j-bobsgarage7535 5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped you. It's been about 2 years since this video was made and haven't had a problem yet! Even through all the cold cranking in the North Dakota winters!

@Copelander Жыл бұрын

This is a great video. Just so there's no confusion for other 2007 5.9 Cummins owners, this alternator is not the same and the repair kit will not work. As far as I can find, there is no kit available for it. I ended up with a NAPA starter and still debating whether to have the original DENSO rebuilt for a spare.

@scottchapman8044 4 жыл бұрын

Knocking out all the junk that comes out when you take it apart is 99 and a half percent of the rebuild. All I ever have to do is take everything apart clean everything up real good shine it up real good put it all back together again it works just fine. I put about two shims maybe three shims in each brush. to make the spring press against the armor sure with a little bit more pressure. And yes I do I custom make the. But the whole rebuild only cost me a little bit of my time I do not have to buy anything. Yea

@scottchapman8044 4 жыл бұрын

I do the same thing to alternaters. Take them apart clean them up. Might buy a bearing and bushing every once and a while. But other than that. I don't spend jack. Me and part stores are mortal enemies. I wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!

@scottchapman8044 4 жыл бұрын

Clean all the crap out of the starter in the alternator and that's what's basically and keeping it from running

@scottchapman8044 4 жыл бұрын

To loosen them screws out of the starter and alternator you need an impact driver to get them out correctly without stripping them. At least it does make it easier more efficient

@KillerFishStickBear 6 жыл бұрын

Your video is great and very helpful

@edbeltran2454 6 жыл бұрын

great helpful vid where did you got the kit i didnt undertand if u can post it thanks

@kittyfanatic1980 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vid. Only thing is the bearings. I'm assuming they are sealed. No amount of grease will help them unless you remove the bearing covers and pack them and reinstall the covers. An easy way to use a sealed bearing as a non sealed for like oil lubed is removal of those seals. It can be done😁

@aimeeforbes6273 2 жыл бұрын

thanks dude . really concise

@timfast9705 5 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot very helpful

@jonathanwall5830 3 жыл бұрын

just remember that your time has a value as well. good vid tho thanks

@verbonloucks6498 27 күн бұрын

Most of us have more time then the difference of 30 bucks, versus 330 bucks. If its my truck. A little of my time is notjing!

@jjbravo96 Жыл бұрын

Just lost the small metal ball that goes on the spring! This will give me trouble if I just put it back like that?

@The_Long_Weekend 2 ай бұрын

Why does nobody have the felt washer on the pinion gear? My starter had one…

@randallrfail Жыл бұрын

Where did you get the solenoid rebuild kit for the starter on your video?

@billwilliams9897 5 жыл бұрын

So this should work for my starter on my 2000 model Fl70 freightliner? Its a 5.9 Cummins. 24 valve

@advancednutritioninc908 4 жыл бұрын

almost all starters are the same on cummins 5.9 between 1994 and 2007 ... you probably figured that out by now :)

@maxcarson5556 5 жыл бұрын

Dowl pins are referred to as needle bearings I believe... great video

@garyfoster4555 5 жыл бұрын

yes they are but he did install the plastic cage and bearings upside down.. doesn't seem to have made a difference though

@tommccray8871 4 жыл бұрын

Where does one get the contacts ordered ?

@garyfoster4555 5 жыл бұрын

nice job Thanks

@EnclaveDCLXVI 2 жыл бұрын

Points on the vid. Thanks buddy-

@stephenwillis6379 5 жыл бұрын

thanks

@BRWfilms Жыл бұрын

So my starter just clicks. I replaced solenoid contacts and plunger. Starter spins over when given power outside the truck but it will not spin over inside the truck when given power just clicks If any one can offer any insight I can send photos or videos

@woolyhighlander7280 4 жыл бұрын

But- Why was it stuck (contacting) ? Spinning on it's own ? How did the contacts cause that ? You didn't show that.

@williamreese2477 2 жыл бұрын

Label this video cummins instead of dodge ram.views will double. Thanks for your help

@stevenwang1002 2 жыл бұрын

grease price is $272.99 at amazon already . how u do this under $30

@drivingmylifeaway7149 4 жыл бұрын

Mines slow cranking, well now it wont crank. 1995 with 332k

@j-bobsgarage7535 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a battery issue to me. see if you have 12v going to the starter, thats where I'd start.

@drivingmylifeaway7149 4 жыл бұрын

@@j-bobsgarage7535 hey Jake! Thanks for getting back to me. So eventually I just lost all power after a few days of cranking slow... installed a new starter fired right up. Thanks!

@davidtweeddale5775 4 жыл бұрын

If it's slow cranking and your batteries are good, then it's the brushes that are bad.

@geraldwayne6261 6 жыл бұрын

are you saying plunDer or plunGer? I see Dodge made their starters easier to rebuild! Back in the 80s those gear reduction starters were a bitch to rebuild!

@j-bobsgarage7535 6 жыл бұрын

plunger, sorry i kinda mumble sometimes lol

@geraldwayne6261 6 жыл бұрын

No problem, later in the vid. I figured it out.. Good video!

@j-bobsgarage7535 6 жыл бұрын

thanks man appreciate the comment!

@maxcarson5556 5 жыл бұрын

Plastic pieces are insulators