I was cranking my 5 ton yesterday trying, just for a couple of 5-10 second cranks to get her going in the cold when the starter quit cranking and now just makes a high pitched noise. Im pretty sure the starter is not engaging and is just free wheeling. The batteries are fully charged, are there any repairs/adjustments/checks I can do for this or am I have to get a new starter? Any help is appreciated.
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Starter Problem
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If you think it is free wheeling OK and getting full juice your Bendix drive my be gunked up and not throwing out to engage the flywheel. I would try to get some thin lube in there first to see if it will clean it up and free it up. Don't know on a 5t if you need to remove the starter or not to get at it.
This is what I would try first if it were my truck anyway, and I felt the rest of the starting system were all OK.
BC
This is what I would try first if it were my truck anyway, and I felt the rest of the starting system were all OK.
BC