How hard is it to replace the starter ? Are there shims to line up the
gears ? Can this starter be re built in an automotive starter shop ?

On May 9, 7:21*am, wrote:
How hard is it to replace the starter ? Are there shims to line up the
gears ? Can this starter be re built in an automotive starter shop ?

Tim is the resident auto/boat etc. electrical man around here.
Hopefully he'l check in, he'll have all the answers you need.

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How hard is it to replace the starter ? Are there shims to line up the
gears ? Can this starter be re built in an automotive starter shop ?

How much room there is to work in your particular boat drives that answer.
I presume you have an i/o, not an outboard. Move any stuff out of the way
and see how difficult it is to reach the bolts. Depending on the engine
there will be 2 or 3 bolts to remove as well as one or more wires. The
bolts will probably be coming up from the bottom. Usually the wires are a
bit easier to get at but if they are difficult on your boat sometimes you
can remove the start form the engine and then move it to make the wires
easier to get at. Disonnect the battery before starting work as the big
wire to the starter will be hot even though the boat is turned off.

An automotive shop should be able to rebuild it for you but that might not
be any cheaper.

Presumably you have done enough diagnosis to confirm it is the starter? Not
cranking can be any number of problems not all of which are fixed by
replacing the starter.

jamesgangnc wrote:
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How hard is it to replace the starter ? Are there shims to line up the
gears ? Can this starter be re built in an automotive starter shop ?

How much room there is to work in your particular boat drives that answer.
I presume you have an i/o, not an outboard. Move any stuff out of the way
and see how difficult it is to reach the bolts. Depending on the engine
there will be 2 or 3 bolts to remove as well as one or more wires. The
bolts will probably be coming up from the bottom. Usually the wires are a
bit easier to get at but if they are difficult on your boat sometimes you
can remove the start form the engine and then move it to make the wires
easier to get at. Disonnect the battery before starting work as the big
wire to the starter will be hot even though the boat is turned off.

An automotive shop should be able to rebuild it for you but that might not
be any cheaper.

Presumably you have done enough diagnosis to confirm it is the starter? Not
cranking can be any number of problems not all of which are fixed by
replacing the starter.



True. Start with the solenoid.

-dk

On May 9, 7:16*pm, DK wrote:
jamesgangnc wrote:
wrote in message
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How hard is it to replace the starter ? Are there shims to line up the
gears ? Can this starter be re built in an automotive starter shop ?

How much room there is to work in your particular boat drives that answer.