Thank you so much awesome video. My dad used to show me how to do these things and he passed away. I used to pull the daughter card and I find myself needing to do these things on my own now. This made it pretty easy.

@McGo101

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your father. I am definitely happy to help people. Glad this helped you :)

I knew I was on the right video when I saw an open beer👍

Followed these steps and fixed mine in a couple of hours. Thank you!!

thank you! getting ready to replace mine and this video is gonna be my guide

This was a really good video! Thanks for taking the time for showing it and you seemed to be very patient installing it. I'm always paranoid about getting under my Ram Truck, even to do oil changes. What I do is put down two 2x6" boards on each side and drive the truck up on them. That way I have an additional 3" of height to work with. That 3" really makes a difference and I'm not worried about a jack failing. Also, you don't have a jack in your way when working underneath the truck.

Great job with this instruction video. Doing mine now. Excellent camera work in a tight enclosed space. Thank you

@McGo101

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help! Cheers :)

Very thorough video and I applaud how you held the camera and still did such a good job. Thanks

@McGo101

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Very good and professional well informative video

Thank you just saved me 350$ feels good to do it yourself

This video saved me a little over $400 today! Thank you so much.

@McGo101

Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

Good Job Man! I appreciate you doing the video!

@McGo101

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Cheers!

Thank you so much for doing this!!

Great video, I just removed that black plate as well when i installed my starter. Made that bottom bolt a breeze!

Thanks for the video! It really helped the me with install.

Exactly what I needed, thanks!!

@McGo101

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

great video you might want to check the second bolt on the starter that goes from the solenoid to starter motor , my starter quit and that is what it was just a loose bolt that was never tightened properly at the starter man factory .

Great video, exactly what I need. Thank you!!

@McGo101

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Get lots of extensions and a universal swivel. Harbor Freight 18"ratcheting breaker bar for the top 3 bolts on the black metal plate. Just loosen them and remove the button 2 bolts on said plate. That exposes the bottom starter bolt. Still difficult with the hoses in the way but doable. No air and no jack. Driveway job that to 3 hours that included eating lunch and pauses for cramped hands.

Thank you! Just finished mine. Lol

The problem is those starters originally installed at the manufacturer facilities before they drop off the engine in the truck, Therefore they never thought about how hard it will be for consumers to change parts.

@prizmovr8817

Жыл бұрын

They never cared to begin with

Thank you so much for such a great video I’m about to change mine . Wish me luck lol

@McGo101

3 ай бұрын

I'm sure you will crush it in no time!

Sincere thanks - Hyper agile, extended, pivoting access required to extract that second bolt but it is possible!!!. Credit to this thread and trip to harbor freight

Thanks man.

Hey man you should of continued with the steps on subtitles but I was pausing it and getting the steps written down as you were saying them but was very helpful so thank you it will be my first time changing a starter

@McGo101

10 ай бұрын

Awesome man glad to help. It's not bad once you get in there. Good luck!

i just pulled the black bracket that covered my starter bolt. easier with a long enough breaker bar for the top three bolts of the bracket

Great video just replaced mine everything was extremely the same it took 15 minute

@McGo101

2 жыл бұрын

Glad i could help! Cheers!

Great help! How did you know your starter was going bad?

@McGo101

3 жыл бұрын

Original just quit in my driveway after runnin errands all day. Got a rebuilt one but it was unfortunately faulty.

Perfectly done. Thanks for the help.

@McGo101

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

I have no idea how you got your socket behind that plate I had to remove it😂

my 2010 ram just quit when trying to start dah just light up and nothing, when i hit the starter it starts to click so i think thats the problem. anyway good video but remember to use jack stands for safety.

Hey I change stater twice first one was smoking just made one click now the other one is doing one click I stopped so I don't have to go change starter

@McGo101

2 жыл бұрын

If they are new starters then i would make sure wiring is all connected properly and the battery has a full charge. If they were used starters i woukd be sus that they coukd be faulty if the above checks out. GL

If use a swivel and 36 inch of extension u can turn them from behind the cross member of the trans

Thanks for the vid, cause Although I have done bout a hundred starters in my life on mamy different rigs, I first crawled up under the passenger side. Found a heat shield too. 😒 My question to YOU is, do you think the swivel adapter was useful enough to buy one, or would a longer socket would be okay? I think I have a swivel adapt, but...its like a missing 10mm lol. The starter vid was helpful, yet familiar. Lol. I did watch the whole thing just in case. I also noticed the wire has a zip tie on it. The one im working on doesnt. I wonder if the factory does that? Cause it sets fairly loose on there, which could be the reason the solenoid petered out to begin with. Im sure the starter is good, but the power to it...well...you know. Anyway. Should I trust a longer socket or buy the swivel? Thanks. Good vid.

@McGo101

2 жыл бұрын

Hey I think you can get by without the swivel it's just a bit more menuvering. I would attempt it without one myself

@Muddwk

2 жыл бұрын

@@McGo101 I am gonna crawl under and try. If not... Guess its a trip on my Harley to get one. Shucks. Lol. Thank you.

@McGo101

2 жыл бұрын

@@Muddwk lemme know how it goes! Good luck, should be ok once u get at it

take that black bracket off, makes reaching starter bolts easy.

I wish I had that much room to work under my 2017 Ram 1500 HEMI. There are two metal tubes totally in the way causing the extension to go in at an angle which striped the threads in the new starter. Swivel don’t work either due to lack of room. I’d like to slap the designer of this truck lol.

i have a 2019 ram 1500 same engine sometimes i have trouble starting my truck it just makes a clicking noise it takes a couple tries im pretty sure its no the battery its probably the starter great video!

@juanmonterrosas9000

2 жыл бұрын

Have you fixed yet ? I just happen to have the same issue. 2019 5.7 hemi

@vietzv636

2 жыл бұрын

@@juanmonterrosas9000 I just had this happen on my 2017 HEMI! 105,000 miles, about to pick up a new starter today.

@luislopez1916

2 жыл бұрын

@@juanmonterrosas9000 yes the ground terminal on the starter was loose that was the problem!

@visciousadventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@vietzv636 same here. Was that the fix? Battery tests good. Alternator tests good. Still it just clicks when turning the key.

@bushtopan3848

2 жыл бұрын

@@luislopez1916 which is the ground terminal?

Update: So I finished our starter. Dang..it was a pain. But I have some pointers for people now that im done. The bottom bolt is harder to get to. Especially if you take the top out first. So do the bottom one first. You can see it through a gap in a guard. Otherwise you're kinda blind on it. You wont be able to reach the bolt very well while trying to push the starter back in place for the last inch of removal. Then when putting the starter back in, put the top bolt back in first. Youll just be able to feel the bottom bolt with your finger to get it in place. And just get it to grab before turning it with a socket. Last but not least. It is important that you zip tie the wire to the post. That can wiggle a little, and you want the tightest connection possible. I was ready to quit. Its 100° here. I was on the gravel in the heat doing this. Oh it sucked. But I did it. This vid helped big time. My advice.. Be patient. If you arent, you will lose it on this. Dodge messed up on the placement of this. Hardest one ive done. 8 hours total. 😂

@Muddwk

2 жыл бұрын

No im glad you dud the video. Lol. Ive done so many starters. But geez, what Dodge was thinking with this... I dont know. So thanks again.

@McGo101

2 жыл бұрын

@@Muddwk happy to help! Glad you got her done right and rolling again, cheers

Hey man….great video!!!…..im doing mine now …how can u visibly tell the difference from the start stop to regular key starter?

@McGo101

Жыл бұрын

Hmm not sure how to tell visibly sorry man!

Must be a manual transmission. Automatics have the shifter cable (even on dial shifter) and transmission cooler lines in the way necessitating removing the black metal bracket, but good video.

@McGo101

3 жыл бұрын

i wish she was a manual haha. this one is just a 2011 ram 1500 sport. ie: the ozone slayer lol

@matthewday1521

3 жыл бұрын

@@McGo101 I'm doing one in a 2014 and the trans lines cover that small opening to slide the socket in. I miss the old dodge trucks. Starter weighed 30 lbs but wide open.

@troysarnowski5213

7 ай бұрын

Can be done with a double swivel rig or a wobble head

@troysarnowski5213

7 ай бұрын

Tip bottom bolt without plate removed use a 3 or 4 inch 3/8 wobble head extension easy to pick up at any auto parts store and will just barely clear the trans lines on the 4wd . Beats fighting with a universal extensions. Trucks easy try changing one on the new darts

Was this starter squawking when it was started?

@McGo101

3 жыл бұрын

Oem starter just failed out of no where. Put in a remand and it had a grinding noise almost like the starter gear wasn't disengaging fast enough.. new remand was installed in this video. Working excellent so far.

What gave you The idea it was The starter

@McGo101

2 жыл бұрын

no start, no crank. replacement started had odd noise on startup so i had to put another one in

@denniscarver7681

Жыл бұрын

2014 ram no crank no start, Hook test light to neg. battery terminal go to large power cable test light glows means power to starter hot all time. Good now take test light go to small wire solenoid. Test light should not glow, now have someone turn key to start postion test light should glow. You know you have power to starter. Remove starter have it tested.

Bro start the truck after the job