[urq] Bad starter?

[Thatcher Hubbard]

Well, it's not the starter or the battery, both of which have now been
replaced.  Man, getting a starter out of this car is a crappy job.

I'm out of ideas.  I hear a very definite click under the hood, which I
presume to be the starter solenoid.  I guess I'll have to crawl under there
with a multi-meter and have my wife cycle the ignition.  Clearly, I should
have done this first.

I don't really mind having the old starter out though.  The thing was
falling apart.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 12:10 AM, audiqtrocp <audiqtrocp at aol.com> wrote:

> I have a brand new $180 starter sitting on my shelf because I denied the
> fact that 'it could have been a bad battery already'.
>
> In Seattle you guys dont have the extremes in weather that we do in Vegas
> but assume the battery until you prove it's not.
>
> Sent from my iPhone for, the one with the bigger Gee Bee's
>
> On Oct 26, 2011, at 12:28, "Patrick Carlier" <p.carlier at pandora.be> wrote:
>
> > Most likely the brushes in the starter are worn and or stuck .
> > Symptomes are you can hear the starter relais click but
> > the motor doesn't engage .
> >
> > Sometimes "gently"  tapping the starter with a hammer will revive it .
> > Only  for a very limited period of time , but when you're stuck in the
> > middle of nowhere it's worth trying . Take the gently with a grain of
> salt .
> > Sometimes you'll have to hit it pretty hard .
> >
> > The real fix is to take it apart and replace the brushes .
> > And if possible give the rotor a pass on the lathe  to clean up
> > the collector . It's an easy thing to do , and a brushes kit will
> > cost about 40€ ( 60usd approx )
> >
> > Good luck
> > Pat
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thatcher Hubbard" <
> thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>
> > To: "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:01 PM
> > Subject: [urq] Bad starter?
> >
> >
> >> It got down into the 30's for the first time here in Seattle last night.
> >> This morning, I get nothing but clicking when I try to start the
> quattro.
> >>
> >> The alternator was done last year, and was showing an excellent 14.3V
> >> between terminals after the replacement.  I have not pulled the back
> seat up
> >> yet to make sure the battery is truly good, but all the lights are
> strong.
> >> I will pull the seat and do a battery check before I do anything, but it
> >> seems like this might be the starter?
> >>
> >> I get a click from under the dash (ignition relay?) and a louder click
> from
> >> under the hood.  I'm quite sure the starter in the car is the original,
> so
> >> if it is dead, it made it almost 30 years, not a bad run.
> >>
> >> Just wanted a second opinion and some BTDT from the list before I go
> >> ordering a new starter motor.
> >>
> >> As always, thanks,
> >>
> >> Thatcher Hubbard
> >> Seattle, WA
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