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yellow400ex05 · 08-09-2013, 01:21 PM

alright i had a sticking solenoid on my starter and i put a new starter in, hooked up everything, and the last thing was the little ground for the solenoid. and woudn't you F****** know it, the ground is a fraction too small to go over the end of the threads on the solenoid. so WTF do i do now, its not like i can make the hole wider that easy, its wired on the truck. i even tried tapping the ground over the threads to try and get enough threads showing to get the nut started, and i couldnt do it!

FML i hate reproduction ****, its always off by a little bit.

MalibuSSwagon · 08-09-2013, 04:28 PM

Drill out the eyelet to fit. Use vice grips to hold it while you drill.

willett · 08-09-2013, 08:38 PM

Buy a repairmans reamer
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Sodell · 08-09-2013, 10:09 PM

You can cut one side of the hole and splayed it out a bit to fit.

DREAMER1 · 08-09-2013, 11:55 PM

Chop off the eyelet and install a new bigger one. I kno it's gonna suck in such a tight spot, but you gotta do it right at home...instead of trying to do it in a parking lot cause it won't start.
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nheller76 · 08-10-2013, 01:33 AM

I had the same issue, get a round file and take it to the inside hole of it. Just little bits at a time, it is a pain it get to it but it will be better then cutting and crimping.
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Desert1957 · 08-10-2013, 06:27 AM

KD Tools KD 2043 Tapered Reamer

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works great, good tool box addition anyway..

Desert

nheller76 · 08-10-2013, 01:07 PM

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works great, good tool box addition anyway..

Desert

That's it!
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Tx Firefighter · 08-10-2013, 01:37 PM

Which ground to the solenoid are we talking about here ?

The solenoid body grounds to the starter. The starter grounds to the block.

Your solenoid should have large 3/8 eyelet wires going to the big terminal and either one or two smaller 3/16 eyelet wires going to smaller terminals on the solenoid depending on year and configuration.
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08-09-2013, 01:21 PM	#1
yellow400ex05 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: confusion, USA Posts: 206	even replacing a starter has to be a pain! help! alright i had a sticking solenoid on my starter and i put a new starter in, hooked up everything, and the last thing was the little ground for the solenoid. and woudn't you F**** know it, the ground is a fraction too small to go over the end of the threads on the solenoid. so WTF do i do now, its not like i can make the hole wider that easy, its wired on the truck. i even tried tapping the ground over the threads to try and get enough threads showing to get the nut started, and i couldnt do it! FML i hate reproduction **, its always off by a little bit.

08-09-2013, 04:28 PM	#2
MalibuSSwagon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Weare,NH Posts: 1,592	Re: even replacing a starter has to be a pain! help! Drill out the eyelet to fit. Use vice grips to hold it while you drill. __________________ Eric 1992 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser 1986 Chevrolet C10\|5.3L\|TKO600\|Shortbed\|Custom Deluxe 1983 Malibu Wagon\|TPI 305\|T5 5 speed\|3.73 non-posi

08-09-2013, 08:38 PM	#3
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: even replacing a starter has to be a pain! help! Buy a repairmans reamer Posted via Mobile Device __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"

08-09-2013, 10:09 PM	#4
Sodell Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fayetteville Arkansas Posts: 830	Re: even replacing a starter has to be a pain! help! You can cut one side of the hole and splayed it out a bit to fit. __________________ Scott 87 Chevy 2WD SWB, 88 4x4 LWB http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=610652

08-09-2013, 11:55 PM	#5
DREAMER1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: baytown, texas Posts: 310	Re: even replacing a starter has to be a pain! help! Chop off the eyelet and install a new bigger one. I kno it's gonna suck in such a tight spot, but you gotta do it right at home...instead of trying to do it in a parking lot cause it won't start. Posted via Mobile Device

08-10-2013, 01:33 AM	#6
nheller76 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: salem oregon Posts: 281	Re: even replacing a starter has to be a pain! help! I had the same issue, get a round file and take it to the inside hole of it. Just little bits at a time, it is a pain it get to it but it will be better then cutting and crimping. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Faith and Patience with my truck, that is what i pray for every day! See my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=580013

08-10-2013, 06:27 AM	#7
Desert1957 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Freedom Pa. Posts: 1,335	Re: even replacing a starter has to be a pain! help! KD Tools KD 2043 Tapered Reamer works great, good tool box addition anyway.. Desert

08-10-2013, 01:37 PM	#9
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: even replacing a starter has to be a pain! help! Which ground to the solenoid are we talking about here ? The solenoid body grounds to the starter. The starter grounds to the block. Your solenoid should have large 3/8 eyelet wires going to the big terminal and either one or two smaller 3/16 eyelet wires going to smaller terminals on the solenoid depending on year and configuration. Posted via Mobile Device



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