The ring terminal usage is far superior to some of the other ideas in other videos I watched.. Such as glue it with liquid electric tape...🤣 Thanks sir for the fantastic video I know now that this job is going to be a breeze tomorrow 💥💨🤙🤙🤙
One of the best videos I ever watched. Clear speaking and good camera work. I had watched another and it was pretty good, but never hurts for a second look at things. My trouble happened to be the solenoid clip. I took your advice but didnt take off the starter. Was able to take a utility knife and scored it about 10 times and then used a screwdriver to break it off. For sure a blessing to not have to pull the starter. Once I watched yours I went and took off the tire and fender weld protection. I noticed the wire was not completely set in connector and only like an 1/8 of an inch. I pushed it in and the truck started perfect. Put the terminal on and back down the road I go. I consider myself a middle of the road on hand size. Not sure if a big handed or fat finger person has a chance. Problem: Truck wouldnt start, but I could try and crank about 4-6 times real quick and it would finally crank. When I would let it warm up I could crank it back if I tried within about an hours time and then it was back to the same thing. Chevrolet house said it was probably in the computer, but would know until they diagnosed it. This would be 6 working days and would have to leave the truck there from then until they got to it. Couldnt help but think it was in the starter some how and you helped me out tons!!!!! Thanks.
Thanks so much for the compliment. I’m glad the video is helping people out. Nice work getting your issues sorted out. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
Wish I watched this video yesterday.lol Took me 4 hours. I broke my red plastic tab off too. I still tried to plug it back in but went to start it and wouldn’t crank. I have lights on my cluster and headlights. I’m gonna do the ring terminal too. Great thinking sir! I’m confused a bit. Is the wire you put the ring terminal on the negative or positive charge?
Great thanks. That’s what I was thinking of doing too but it’s nice to see other people using common sense to reassure me. I was doing work underneath and there was lots of dryer packed in gravel/mud and I was chipping at it and managed to break the connection portion on the starter itself(which you can’t buy) . Anyway, cheers
Glad the video was helpful. I’ve done this to quite a few trucks and have a good deal of confidence in the repair now. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
Just did a 2015 silverado with 105k and i managed to not break the clip thankfully. I was fully prepared to use your suggestion though its a great idea. It was insanely hard to get it reclipped on the replacement though. And of course One of the starter bolts pulled some theads out.. good thing im used to nothing going as planned haha
Nice work! You definitely have to except the unexpected. I just had the brake vacuum pump kick my butt. Still don’t know if I want to relive it long enough to edit and try to make a video on it. lol Thanks for watching!!!
Great tip about your QUICK SIMPLE FIX. As careful as I tried to be with the plastic plug, it still broke. After replacing it with a terminal ring as you had shown I was able to connect the terminal ring to the starter just as I had started slipping the starter past the frame before I bolted the starter into place as I had good access to the 10 mm nut with a socket. Thanks, you saved me a big headache and probably more money at the stealers.
Very well done great video That's what I needed. Even my plug was in ok. I have no crank. ..so I'm going to pick up a new single wire high temp plug so a mount on end on starter the other on wire. So it's easier to in stall. Great great great video
Thanks! Just a heads up that the 4.3L V6 is a ridiculously tight squeeze. Save yourself the trouble and take off the tire, side covering, loosen the sway bar, unclip transmission coolant lines, remove skid plate and bend any heat shields out of the way. I had a heck of a time rotating the starter int position. Whole thing Took about 5hrs. I would not have wanted to do this in a parking lot somewhere, it took ALOT of finesse and cursing.
Bout to tackle this exact job. Pretty sure my starter is fine and the plug has simply become dry rot. Gunna burn $300 on a new starter anyway. If I’ve gotta remove it, might as well replace it. Definitely getting rid of that plug. Think I’ll find a ring terminal that fits instead of cutting and bending a small one. (Not saying what you did doesn’t work. 😊 Thank you for the video. Gives me a bit of confidence going into it. Gotta buy a damn floor jack before I can start, SHOOT!
lol. It not to bad of a job, sometimes the new starter will fight you trying to get it back up in position but it will fit back in there. Thanks for watching and commenting!!! Good luck with the repair.
Just did this job of a 44,000 mile GMC. Nothing wrong with any part of the starter except that the connector from the motor to the solenoid appeared to be soldered. Most solder uses a flux.......if this is correct, corrosion is inevitable. Cleaned the greenish crust off, coated everything with Di-electric Permatex. Back together with the original 'stuff' which now works great. Took me less than two hours, I am 85. Seems like this kind of 'stuff' is made to fall apart just after the warranty expires?? My '61 Pontiac has a starter made in the late 1960's. Never failed in however many years it has been in service. Everything today is throw-away???
I haven’t had any issues with heat and figured it isn’t any different than the main power terminal. I think the heat shield was just there to keep the oem connector from getting brittle and falling apart. (It didn’t really keep that from happening anyway lol). Thank you for commenting and Watching!!!
Good video. I’m curious as to what your problem was for you to replace the starter. I had a 2001 Suburban 2500 and now a 2015 Silverado 1500. Both have done the same thing. Thought maybe a ground but after getting into the wheel well and seeing the starter solenoid I’m thinking it may be that. This is how I arrived at your video. My problem is I turn the key and hear the starter relay under the hood click but no starter kicks in. Sometimes repeating (turning the key to start) I can get it to turn over. If it won’t start, I’ll have to leave it for several hours (overnight) and when I come back it starts perfectly. Then it will continue to work for days, weeks, months. Seems more susceptible in the 20 - 40 degree F range when it’s humid. I live near the border of IL/WI and the truck sits outside most of the time.
My problem started when I started the truck the starter seemed weaker than normal and then it would randomly not start. I load tested the batteries and both were good. I work on several of these trucks so I tend to replace the starter as soon as it shows any signs of failing. It’s not too bad of a job at home but I hate having to do it in a busy parking lot. lol. Thanks for watching!!!
Same thing happened with my 18 silvardo wouldn't start then after many time it would then would be good for months happened about 5 times over more than year always in winter in mn finally wouldn't start at at all got new starter been good for 1tear so far weird it acted this way
I’ve got a 14 I don’t believe mine has that heat shield I don’t know if mine didn’t come with it or someone before me didn’t put it back. With that being said would it cause issues not having it
I wouldn’t worry about it. I typically remove them as soon as I cut the OEM plug off and put the ring connector on. It’s just there to prevent the plug from getting brittle and does a poor job at that anyway. Thanks for watching!!!
I really couldn’t tell you I haven’t had to work on the diesel. One of the guys that left a comment was saying the starter is different in the 2500 and 3500. The truck in the video was a 1500 with a 5.3.
Get the battery load tested first to ensure it is still good. If the battery is good there is a good possibility that the starter is going bad. The starters I’ve changed have typically been between 60,000-80,000 miles. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!!!
Those plastic connectors are doomed to break every time. Heat on plastic what were those engineers thinking? I found my starter after hot soaking would fail.. I found my connections corroded and I installed a bigger and better heat shield.Same old starter now works great every time.
Thanks. Use a little flathead screwdriver and gently pry it back towards the wire. It shouldn’t have to be taken completely out but it happens sometimes. Dirt, dust and brittle plastic sometimes makes it impossible unfortunately. If you want to get a clear look at how it works check out the plug on your MAF sensor it operates the same way and is very easy to see.
Nice tip. Is it possible to still put a ring terminal without cutting off the connector? I paid 275 dollars for it at Autozone with a lifetime warranty. I don't see them warranting it out if that connector is cut off.
I haven’t had to return any starters for warranty but most parts store aren’t going to pay close enough attention to catch the modification. If you don’t want to take that chance, It may be possible to bend the ring terminal 90*, if you go this route you will probably want to test and pre bend it on the work bench (make sure the socket and nut fit when going on the terminal) before you crimp it on the wire. If you still have your core you could just keep the plastic part off of that one for future warranty claims. Thanks for watching and commenting!
It very well could be. If you haven’t already done it get your battery load tested and make sure all the connections are clean and tight. I have replaced quite a few of these starters at this point on trucks over 70,000 miles so I pretty much just throw a starter in them if the battery test good. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!!!
This fix will work on silverado 1500 but not on the 2500 because all the starter terminals are embedded in a solid block of plastic in the 2500. . No way to unscrew the terminal block to modify the plug-in terminal.
Yes, the new one from rock auto was one piece which was disappointing to me. I had to use a zip tie to secure my plug-in and hope that it holds.@@sloth-worx
I haven’t tried it yet but I would be tempted to just wire it up straight to the terminals on the solenoid and delete that little plastic piece all together. I know the switch wire will work, just need to make sure there is enough wire on the main wire and bend the ring terminal a bit to work. Otherwise junkyard if you have any close by. Good luck with your project.
@@sloth-worx i didn’t see anything melted I think I just ran into the same problem as you with the switch wire and the guy who owned the truck before me must not have bolted the main wire well enough because the nut was missing and the terminal on the starter side was damaged from vibration
That’s not the worst part, I was beyond annoyed that the engineers would make a simple 5 min battery replacement a 45 min job having to unscrew the bracket the fuse box that connects to battery and the coolant resvoir Just to get the battery out. I live in a cold state so anyone who’s never seen under the hood of an 18 model silverado Will totally be unprepared and jaw dropped to find out it won’t be a quick unscrew two bolts and change battery while they are standing in the freezing snow and wind chills stranded with no power . I swear these engineers are tool bags
Sometimes I think the engineers do that crap on purpose. lol the battery is terrible, the brake vacuum pump on a 4x4 is very annoying but at least they haven’t started putting the starter under the intake YET. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
Next time just take the cross brace bracket completely out you don’t have to remove the coolant reservoir you can angle it and get it out . The little tie bar that connect to it I mean take that out as well .
@@AnDrEw122100 I didn’t take out the cooler reservoir I just loosened the bolts on it and tipped the battery side ways and pulled it out. Fck it. Been running fine since lol
lol. Yeah it can definitely fight you trying to get it back in but I have had a couple go back together super easy. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
It’s not half assed that’s the way they used to do it years ago and still should be doing it nowadays. And getting the replacement connector will put you right back in the same boat if you ever have to change the starter again
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That trick with the ring terminal was a life saver. Great video sir! Removed the old one and installed the new one in little less than 2 hours
Good deal. Very glad this video helped you out. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
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Best video on UA-cam on how to replace a starter.
Thanks so much for the kind words.
The ring terminal usage is far superior to some of the other ideas in other videos I watched..
Such as glue it with liquid electric tape...🤣
Thanks sir for the fantastic video
I know now that this job is going to be a breeze tomorrow
💥💨🤙🤙🤙
No problem. Glad you found the video informative. The ring terminal is definitely a solid repair. Good luck with your project. Thanks for watching!!!
One of the best videos I ever watched. Clear speaking and good camera work. I had watched another and it was pretty good, but never hurts for a second look at things. My trouble happened to be the solenoid clip. I took your advice but didnt take off the starter. Was able to take a utility knife and scored it about 10 times and then used a screwdriver to break it off. For sure a blessing to not have to pull the starter. Once I watched yours I went and took off the tire and fender weld protection. I noticed the wire was not completely set in connector and only like an 1/8 of an inch. I pushed it in and the truck started perfect. Put the terminal on and back down the road I go. I consider myself a middle of the road on hand size. Not sure if a big handed or fat finger person has a chance.
Problem: Truck wouldnt start, but I could try and crank about 4-6 times real quick and it would finally crank. When I would let it warm up I could crank it back if I tried within about an hours time and then it was back to the same thing.
Chevrolet house said it was probably in the computer, but would know until they diagnosed it. This would be 6 working days and would have to leave the truck there from then until they got to it. Couldnt help but think it was in the starter some how and you helped me out tons!!!!! Thanks.
Thanks so much for the compliment. I’m glad the video is helping people out. Nice work getting your issues sorted out. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
Thank you for that video,I had the same thing happened to me when I changed my starter and that modification you showed worked great
Good deal, glad to hear this video is helping. Thanks for commenting and watching!!!
Wish I watched this video yesterday.lol Took me 4 hours. I broke my red plastic tab off too. I still tried to plug it back in but went to start it and wouldn’t crank. I have lights on my cluster and headlights. I’m gonna do the ring terminal too. Great thinking sir! I’m confused a bit. Is the wire you put the ring terminal on the negative or positive charge?
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It’s the signal wire, when the key is turned it engages the solenoid on the starter
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House call auto repair has a good video explaining it, he fixed a Silverado with starter issues
Thank you for the video. That was a piece of great advice. Those clips break so easy.
Thank you for commenting and watching!!!
As said before...great tip. Greetings from an Old Jarhead in WNC
Thanks! Thank you for watching!!!
Great thanks. That’s what I was thinking of doing too but it’s nice to see other people using common sense to reassure me. I was doing work underneath and there was lots of dryer packed in gravel/mud and I was chipping at it and managed to break the connection portion on the starter itself(which you can’t buy) .
Anyway, cheers
Glad the video was helpful. I’ve done this to quite a few trucks and have a good deal of confidence in the repair now. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
Just did a 2015 silverado with 105k and i managed to not break the clip thankfully. I was fully prepared to use your suggestion though its a great idea. It was insanely hard to get it reclipped on the replacement though. And of course One of the starter bolts pulled some theads out.. good thing im used to nothing going as planned haha
Nice work! You definitely have to except the unexpected. I just had the brake vacuum pump kick my butt. Still don’t know if I want to relive it long enough to edit and try to make a video on it. lol Thanks for watching!!!
I've done 2 of these starters. Broke the red clip both times. How did you undo the red clip
Great tip about your QUICK SIMPLE FIX. As careful as I tried to be with the plastic plug, it still broke. After replacing it with a terminal ring as you had shown I was able to connect the terminal ring to the starter just as I had started slipping the starter past the frame before I bolted the starter into place as I had good access to the 10 mm nut with a socket. Thanks, you saved me a big headache and probably more money at the stealers.
Happy to hear this video helped out. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
ease of assembly at factory is the reason for the plastic connectors, For years ring terminals were used and never gave a problem.
You saved my a$$. Thank you for this video. 10/10. Strongly recommend!
Glad to see the video helping people out. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
Very well done great video That's what I needed. Even my plug was in ok. I have no crank. ..so I'm going to pick up a new single wire high temp plug so a mount on end on starter the other on wire. So it's easier to in stall. Great great great video
Thanks for the compliment. Glad the video helped out. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
Extremely awesome video…these clips break every time and this will remedy the problem. OEM should have done it this way to begin with
Thank you for the compliment. Agree that OEM should have done this from the start. Thanks for watching!!!
Really appreciate this tip
No problem. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
Thanks! Just a heads up that the 4.3L V6 is a ridiculously tight squeeze. Save yourself the trouble and take off the tire, side covering, loosen the sway bar, unclip transmission coolant lines, remove skid plate and bend any heat shields out of the way. I had a heck of a time rotating the starter int position. Whole thing Took about 5hrs. I would not have wanted to do this in a parking lot somewhere, it took ALOT of finesse and cursing.
Came here hoping to see this model.
Hate to hear that. I've got 4.3 was hoping it would be easier.
Good terminal tip. Darn starter is in a tight spot.
Thank you and Thanks for watching!!!
Bout to tackle this exact job. Pretty sure my starter is fine and the plug has simply become dry rot. Gunna burn $300 on a new starter anyway. If I’ve gotta remove it, might as well replace it. Definitely getting rid of that plug. Think I’ll find a ring terminal that fits instead of cutting and bending a small one. (Not saying what you did doesn’t work. 😊
Thank you for the video. Gives me a bit of confidence going into it.
Gotta buy a damn floor jack before I can start, SHOOT!
lol. It not to bad of a job, sometimes the new starter will fight you trying to get it back up in position but it will fit back in there. Thanks for watching and commenting!!! Good luck with the repair.
Just did this job of a 44,000 mile GMC. Nothing wrong with any part of the starter except that the connector from the motor to the solenoid appeared to be soldered. Most solder uses a flux.......if this is correct, corrosion is inevitable. Cleaned the greenish crust off, coated everything with Di-electric Permatex. Back together with the original 'stuff' which now works great. Took me less than two hours, I am 85. Seems like this kind of 'stuff' is made to fall apart just after the warranty expires?? My '61 Pontiac has a starter made in the late 1960's. Never failed in however many years it has been in service. Everything today is throw-away???
Nice work, the parts now days are definitely junk even straight from the dealer. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
Love the video and the ring connector is brilliant. Any worry about heat affecting the connection without the heatshield installed?
I haven’t had any issues with heat and figured it isn’t any different than the main power terminal. I think the heat shield was just there to keep the oem connector from getting brittle and falling apart. (It didn’t really keep that from happening anyway lol). Thank you for commenting and Watching!!!
Good video. I’m curious as to what your problem was for you to replace the starter. I had a 2001 Suburban 2500 and now a 2015 Silverado 1500. Both have done the same thing. Thought maybe a ground but after getting into the wheel well and seeing the starter solenoid I’m thinking it may be that. This is how I arrived at your video. My problem is I turn the key and hear the starter relay under the hood click but no starter kicks in. Sometimes repeating (turning the key to start) I can get it to turn over. If it won’t start, I’ll have to leave it for several hours (overnight) and when I come back it starts perfectly. Then it will continue to work for days, weeks, months. Seems more susceptible in the 20 - 40 degree F range when it’s humid. I live near the border of IL/WI and the truck sits outside most of the time.
My problem started when I started the truck the starter seemed weaker than normal and then it would randomly not start. I load tested the batteries and both were good. I work on several of these trucks so I tend to replace the starter as soon as it shows any signs of failing. It’s not too bad of a job at home but I hate having to do it in a busy parking lot. lol. Thanks for watching!!!
Same thing happened with my 18 silvardo wouldn't start then after many time it would then would be good for months happened about 5 times over more than year always in winter in mn finally wouldn't start at at all got new starter been good for 1tear so far weird it acted this way
good job.
Thanks for watching!!!
I’ve got a 14 I don’t believe mine has that heat shield I don’t know if mine didn’t come with it or someone before me didn’t put it back. With that being said would it cause issues not having it
I wouldn’t worry about it. I typically remove them as soon as I cut the OEM plug off and put the ring connector on. It’s just there to prevent the plug from getting brittle and does a poor job at that anyway. Thanks for watching!!!
Can you pull the starter out like thy with diesel everyone says to drop exhaust
I really couldn’t tell you I haven’t had to work on the diesel. One of the guys that left a comment was saying the starter is different in the 2500 and 3500. The truck in the video was a 1500 with a 5.3.
My 2015 silverado only starts when i put jumpers on it... im hoping this is the problem
Get the battery load tested first to ensure it is still good. If the battery is good there is a good possibility that the starter is going bad. The starters I’ve changed have typically been between 60,000-80,000 miles. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!!!
@Sloth-Worx I've replaced the starter already im hoping this is the problem
Those plastic connectors are doomed to break every time. Heat on plastic what were those engineers thinking? I found my starter after hot soaking would fail.. I found my connections corroded and I installed a bigger and better heat shield.Same old starter now works great every time.
Good deal. So far I haven’t come across any corroded connections but they all have fallen apart when I try to remove them lol. Thanks for watching!!!
Great video. I've done two of those. Broke red clip both times. Whats the trick on the red clip 😅
Thanks. Use a little flathead screwdriver and gently pry it back towards the wire. It shouldn’t have to be taken completely out but it happens sometimes. Dirt, dust and brittle plastic sometimes makes it impossible unfortunately. If you want to get a clear look at how it works check out the plug on your MAF sensor it operates the same way and is very easy to see.
Nice tip. Is it possible to still put a ring terminal without cutting off the connector? I paid 275 dollars for it at Autozone with a lifetime warranty. I don't see them warranting it out if that connector is cut off.
I haven’t had to return any starters for warranty but most parts store aren’t going to pay close enough attention to catch the modification. If you don’t want to take that chance, It may be possible to bend the ring terminal 90*, if you go this route you will probably want to test and pre bend it on the work bench (make sure the socket and nut fit when going on the terminal) before you crimp it on the wire. If you still have your core you could just keep the plastic part off of that one for future warranty claims. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Take the old one off and modify it
I have problems with my truck on a hot start like going in and out of the store. It starts fine when it's cold have yall seen this? And maybe a fix
It very well could be. If you haven’t already done it get your battery load tested and make sure all the connections are clean and tight. I have replaced quite a few of these starters at this point on trucks over 70,000 miles so I pretty much just throw a starter in them if the battery test good. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!!!
This fix will work on silverado 1500 but not on the 2500 because all the starter terminals are embedded in a solid block of plastic in the 2500. . No way to unscrew the terminal block to modify the plug-in terminal.
Thank you for the heads up. Just out of curiosity was the new one from the parts store one piece as well? Thanks for watching and commenting!
Yes, the new one from rock auto was one piece which was disappointing to me. I had to use a zip tie to secure my plug-in and hope that it holds.@@sloth-worx
They sure used a hardware stores worth of screws for that wheel well didnt they..damn kids.. designing these cars and trucks nowadays..
lol that’s the truth. They could have easily gotten by with half as many. Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
@@sloth-worx anytime..
That entire plastic piece you cut in half crapped out on me, the starter is in fine working order otherwise I wonder where I can find just that
I haven’t tried it yet but I would be tempted to just wire it up straight to the terminals on the solenoid and delete that little plastic piece all together. I know the switch wire will work, just need to make sure there is enough wire on the main wire and bend the ring terminal a bit to work. Otherwise junkyard if you have any close by. Good luck with your project.
If it is melted I would be concerned that there is something else wrong that needs to be addressed first.
@@sloth-worx i didn’t see anything melted I think I just ran into the same problem as you with the switch wire and the guy who owned the truck before me must not have bolted the main wire well enough because the nut was missing and the terminal on the starter side was damaged from vibration
That makes sense. If the starter side is messed up beyond getting a nut back on there you will unfortunately have to get a new starter.
Nice idea! Those plugs are shit.
Thanks. It’s been working out well me. Thanks for watching!!!
Takes about 30 min to get out and 30 min to put back in.
10 minutes cussing
10 min resting your neck
And 10 min of actual work
lol. Perfect description. Thank you!!!
That’s not the worst part, I was beyond annoyed that the engineers would make a simple 5 min battery replacement a 45 min job having to unscrew the bracket the fuse box that connects to battery and the coolant resvoir Just to get the battery out. I live in a cold state so anyone who’s never seen under the hood of an 18 model silverado Will totally be unprepared and jaw dropped to find out it won’t be a quick unscrew two bolts and change battery while they are standing in the freezing snow and wind chills stranded with no power . I swear these engineers are tool bags
Sometimes I think the engineers do that crap on purpose. lol the battery is terrible, the brake vacuum pump on a 4x4 is very annoying but at least they haven’t started putting the starter under the intake YET. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
Next time just take the cross brace bracket completely out you don’t have to remove the coolant reservoir you can angle it and get it out . The little tie bar that connect to it I mean take that out as well .
@@AnDrEw122100 I didn’t take out the cooler reservoir I just loosened the bolts on it and tipped the battery side ways and pulled it out. Fck it. Been running fine since lol
Every video skips the repositioning of the starter. No trick no nothing. Its just a B### to put in.
lol. Yeah it can definitely fight you trying to get it back in but I have had a couple go back together super easy. Thank you for watching and commenting!!!
Why not just get the correct replacement connector?, no let's cobble shit back together half assed
Some may feel the factory connector is the half assed way to connect a wire to a starter. Thanks for watching!!!
It’s not half assed that’s the way they used to do it years ago and still should be doing it nowadays. And getting the replacement connector will put you right back in the same boat if you ever have to change the starter again