Simply the BEST starter rebuild video on youtube. Excellent step-by-step, no BS, how-to instruction. Well done Sir !

Mr. Lauer, I have worked on old cars in my driveway for many years. This is the BEST do-it-yourself video I have ever seen that helped me complete a project. Thank you.

On the side of the road, no parts available, remove the cover off the solenoid pull out the plunger, sand the contacts or use pencil eraser loosen battery side contact slip a piece of business card under contact and re-tighten. This will compensate for the worn away area and make the plunger stay in contact until you can do it right. Great video!

Its about time someone who know what they are talking about done a "Complete" video on a Nippon Denso rebuild,, Thanks a lot great Video

Well done. Here's a simple [and cheap] trick for brushes on this style holder: get a short piece of pvc pipe a little larger than commutator diameter and use that to spread brushes before setting the holder assembly on commutator. It's soft, so nothing gets damaged, and you eliminate the risk of chipping new brushes on install or nicking the commutator with bad angles. Just slide it on once you are setup.

Who even dislikes such a video?? It’s so elaborate 💯 Thanks Sir.

Thanks, Mike for a very thorough video on these Denso starters. I'm doing an inspection for wear on a Summit brand Denso starter for my 67 Ford Mustang. The snout is different, but the solenoid and reduction gear/motor assembly are the same. My biggest concern was putting the brushes back onto the commutator. You covered that and everything else. Thanks again even if it's been 7 years after this video was made.

I watched your video like 5 times...its sooo good....I am rebuilding a Lexus starter motor and your video really helped me ...

Thank you so much for the best video tutorial.My 4 runner starter just stop,now i can do the repair because of your nice video..Good job Mike.God Bless..

this is an awesome guide. this is the same as a toyota land cruiser starter for diesel motors 2h and 12h-t. instead of replacing the copper contacts, i ground them exactly as flat as each other and polished on a sharpening stone. got it back together and its never spun so quick.

Excellent tutorial. Thank you sir. I will certainly buy my kit from you.

The best video on solenoid kit replacement, good job! Thank you

Great video. Thanks for the class on starters maintenance

Perfect. Doing this for my daughter this weekend. Thanks!!!!

Thank you for making and posting your excellent video on this rebuild! The close up video shots and narration are clear and spot on, like a professional production. Question - Does the contact on the plunger ever need replacing?

Excellent educational video did a great job !!! Thank you very much

Best video!! Well done ! Professional ,thank you man ! Keep up the good work

oh yeah just to let you know, you've done a very helpful video

really nice job done and explanation vary easy to understand thanks for posting video like thumbs up for nice informative video

Excellent video. Thank you.

Excellent tutorial, thank-you

EXCELENT MIKE LAUER, VERY GOOD

how do I handle the brushes? starter kicks in great but it draggs. every other part of it looks great, I'm going to replace all of it anyway, but no since in going farther till I fix brushes

thank you, doing this on my Subaru.

good stuff, thanks for the help

Great video. Thanks,

Thanks mike for the help

@15:40 Alternately, when you are tightening the nuts for the solenoid contact studs, install the plunger and hold it down on the contacts to keep them flat while tightening. That works well for me.

Great video

Mike. Very nice video. You've explained things well and thoroughly. You stayed on topic, showed us what to do and didn't break anything (unlike many videos I've seen). I have one question tho; you use white lithium grease on everything but on one part you say to use dielectric grease but use white lithium anyway. Dielectric has insulation properties while white lithium tends to conduct electricity. I saw that it did work with the whie stuff but I am wondering if Dielectric would be better (or worse) to use instead.

Good job

Great job Thanks

Housing paint at 7:23. What type of metal is the housing? If it's aluminum then a water based acrylic is recommended by several websites. If it's another metal, you may need a different paint.

Your video is very useful, thank you Mike , but i have a question, my starter like the one on the right ( i have a 2002 dodge caravan), was not turning most of the time, but one thing i could not understand is, in the morning( is cold here now in Canada), the starter was worse then when was warm during day time when i was driving around( this van is a commercial van), i stop and go a lot, turn on and off a lot i mean, why when was cold first thing in the morning was bad then to other times....by the way i change the starter today, and have the old one, i want to rebuild it myself.i haven't open it yet, what do you think is wrong with it.

Rebuilt 90 Honda CRX starter w new contact and plunger. It still has same symptoms. Intermittent starting. Always starts when cold. Sometimes only clicking when hot. Always clicks though. New battery and good cables also..

good job

Harley starters on Evolution and later models are Denso OSGR and their rebuild is nearly identical to this video.

Found this after i replaced my contacts....good to confirm its a common problem and the light bulb moment

I don't know why the video not explain so easy like the others!any way thanks man.

Great video. My dodge caravan starter keeps trying to start the car even with no key in the ignition until I disconnect the neg side of battery. Could the contacts be shorted and this kit fix it. I have not removed the starter yet. Thanks

Is it ok to wash the armature with petrol?

Good info You need a brighter light, its very dark

Thanks video

My starter has the same look as the one you show at 0:21. It has the black plastic piece (which I will refer to as a "boot") inside which is the ignition trigger wire. That wire on my starter, on the inside of the solenoid is loose and the black plastic "boot" is loose and comes part way out and turns part way around. Could it be that I need to redo the soldering on the inside of the solenoid where that wire goes through the metal case? It shouldn't move around easily should it?

This is a great tutorial. Inside the solenoid there are two wires that connect to the black connector. This black connector has broken off and the wires have separated on my starter. Can these wires just be soldered back to the connector? You can easily see this at the 10:30 mark toward the upper right of the contacts.

I'd like to bench test my starter now that I have it all back together. At 22:56 you mention an alligator clip. What is the alligator clip attached to (the end of the alligator cord that ISN'T touching the starter). I have jumper cables, but where does the alligator clip come from?

Question, If you have a Denso type Starter that the Bendix and Solenoid both function perfect and solenoid contacts are good, and brushes and comutator look good on but will only crank intermittently if at all, what is the usual problem?

What is the steel ball for / or do in the clutch assembly ?

This starter is the civic? 99 95?

More questions. You advise to spray the inside of the housing with dielectric or flat paint. Would liquid electric tape also work? I'm assuming you want to insulate that area. Lastly, what do you advise to use to clean things? Would a solvent such as denatured alcohol or throttle body cleaner be too caustic? What about something like Simple Green followed by rinsing, or is water to be avoided?

Will you please elaborate on yrs and maybe even the part numbers of the starters in this video?

At 12:13 you mention a rubber water seal. Is that a tiny o-ring? Or is it a flat, flexible washer?

Would multipurpose grease work in place of the white lithium here? Thanks for the video!

You forgot to seat the rubber grommet at the base of the motor housing before putting the top on. You can see it. Very informative video though, went through mine after watching

Great video. It's nice that you show everything and you explain things thoroughly. I just had one question and it might be a dumb one, but what kind of oil are you referring to? Thanks, I'll be following this guide to rebuild my Denso starter. Also I just took a look at my starter and my design is a bit different. I don't have long screws like yours. I do have 4 screws holding the part with the brushes in it but they're very hard to loosen and I don't want to strip them. Any thoughts?

Why do you have to put white lithium grease where the brush holder makes contact with lid? I've been working with starters and alternators for years,never seen even manufactureres doing that. These spots have to be as clean as possible.

How long would a starter hold up after replacing just the contacts and plunger ?

I should have rebuilt my power steering pump and starter. I don't trust most reman and would prefer to keep all original parts in my car. I wish I knew the parts were rebuildable before I bought reman

Hi guys i have a little problem with my nipondenso, when i test it outside the car the bendix spin but it doesn't do it clean i have a video if you can give me a hand it will be great i am traveling and im doing mi self! Tank

How about a complete overhaull on a toyota raider 30. D 5l 1999 starter motor rear bearing 7😂

What does the starter kit come with. Please reply.

My starter work but it stick in starting all the time

My starter motor was clicking but not doing anything so I've replaced the contacts and plunger and cleaned everything and it's still just clicking!

It's denso stater for harley evo ?

Thank you for the video but Nippon is pronounced nee-pawn (sorry I'm a stickler for proper pronunciation I know you probably dont give a crap)

....and Harley Davidson

Are you crazy all this work and that time it's worth to me a hundred fifty to two hundred bucks I can buy a rebuilt one for 90 dollars put it in in 7 minutes good luck with the video