starter trouble

[barticus73]

starter trouble

starter trouble

I have a Cub Cadet 7272 and here a clicking noise when I try to start it. It takes anywhere from2 to 20 turns of the key and then it will eventually fire up. Now I am to the point where it won't even try to start. No clicking or anything. The battery is good and I checked all the saftey switches and they are fine. My question is, how do you go about troubleshooting to verfiy if the starter or solenoid are bad. The solenoid has 3 terminals on it. One comes dirctly from the positive of the battery and has another wire leaving the same post. Post number two has a wire coming to it and is also connected to the starter. Wire three appears to connect to the case of the solenoid.. I have never messed with a starter before so don't really know what voltages to check for. I am an electrician by trade so I am familiar with motors but never dealt with these before. For starters, what do all the wires/connections do and what do I need to check to make sure they are bad?

Thanx alot,

Jerry

 

[Bob_Bainbridge]

Re: starter trouble

Jerry, the large starter post connected to the battery should have 12 volts on it all the time. Verify it's still present when you try to start it because a bad battery cable will sometime show voltage until it's under load. One of the smaller terminals (not the one that is connected to the solenoid case) should have 12 volts on it when the key is turned to the start position. If 12 volts is present at both these terminals the solenoid or starter is bad. If you don't hear a clicking sound it's probably the solenoid. If 12 volts is NOT present when you turn the key to start, the ignition switch or connecting wires may be bad. I would check for the presence of any fuses in this area also.

Bob B.

 

[MikePA]

Re: starter trouble

Duplicate thread closed. Please do not double post.