There are two methods that a starter can use to drive the ring gear of a flex plate or flywheel. Direct drive Gear reduction Direct drive is the original. It involves a large, low speed motor rotating a pinion gear in a 1:1 ratio. Gear reduction was first introduced by Chrysler in the 1960s, but … Continue reading The Best Choice for Your Fleet – Direct Drive or Gear Reduction Starters?
If you are in charge of a commercial vehicle fleet, you know how important it is to ensure all your vehicles perform in peak condition. With all the work the fleet does, you can’t afford to have a vehicle in the shop for very long while you diagnose what may be going wrong with it. … Continue reading How to Diagnose Starter Cranking Problems
Starter Drainage Holes – Know Your Tech Our good friends at Delco Remy know about starters. They build some of the best in the world, after all, so they should! Occasionally, customers come to us with starters they feel failed far too quickly, and 99,999 times out of 100,000 it’s the same issue: Poorly aligned … Continue reading Starter Drainage Holes
A starter solenoid is a critical part of your fleet vehicles’ systems, as without it, you wouldn’t be able to start your trucks. It takes a lot of power to start a vehicle, and a solenoid is needed to manage that power. Putting the wrong kind of solenoid in, however, could be disastrous. Here is … Continue reading Continuous Duty Solenoids vs. Regular Starter Solenoids: Why They Aren’t Interchangeable
If you’re looking for the best starters for your commercial vehicles, you should be looking at Mitsubishi starters. Their lighter weight, top quality manufacturing, and lengthy warranty protection are combined to bring you a superior starter that no other manufacturer can offer. Here are a few ways Mitsubishi brand starters will benefit your fleet They … Continue reading Why you should install Mitsubishi starters in all your commercial vehicles
A Failing Starter Stresses a Vehicle’s Electrical System When a vehicle’s starter motor begins to fail, a heavy strain is placed on your vehicle’s battery and other components in the starter circuit. Repairing or replacing your starter motor at the first signs of failure saves you the added cost of replacing supporting components. Direct Drive … Continue reading Why Are Gear Reduction Starters Replacing Direct Drive Starters?
The two popular starters go head to head. Direct drive and gear reduction are the two methods that a starter can use to drive the ring gear of a flex plate or flywheel. Direct drive came first, and it involves using a large, low speed motor to rotate a pinion gear in a 1:1 ratio. … Continue reading Direct Drive Vs Gear Reduction Starters
In theory, there shouldn’t be any objective differences between a remanufactured starter and a new starter. Remanufacturing is a fairly sophisticated process that is designed to restore a malfunctioning or broken component, like an old starter, to the exact same conditions that existed when it first left the factory assembly line. Of course, that doesn’t … Continue reading Is a New Starter Always Better than a Remanufactured Starter?
There is a certain degree of confusion, among both professionals and laymen, in regards to the differences between remanufactured, rebuilt, and repaired components like starters . Everyone can agree on the differences between a brand new starter and a used one, but where are the lines drawn between remanufactured, rebuilt, and repaired parts? Although various … Continue reading What’s the Difference Between Remanufactured, Rebuilt, and Repaired Starters?
The easiest way to determine whether your starter rotates clockwise or counterclockwise is to look at the starter pinion. You need to look at the pinion at the end that comes into contact with the ring gear or the end that is furthest from the starter body. From this view at 12 o’clock, what side … Continue reading How to Determine Whether You Have a Clockwise or Counterclockwise Starter?
