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Have you re-greased your starter?

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Old 12-20-2010, 03:41 PM
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Have you re-greased your starter?

On the 4th-Gen forums, it is a pretty common procedure, since all of them seem to fail at some point. I have not read anything in the 5th Gen forums to that effect.

Have any of you removed and re-greased your starter? My understanding is that the grease "drying up" in the starter is what causes them to fail.
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Old 12-20-2010, 04:04 PM
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Oh, I'll regrease your "starter".





Wait, this isn't Off Topic?
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Old 12-20-2010, 04:42 PM
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well not only that but the brushes wear out.

i regreased my starter but in my turbo Sentra , it lasts awhile longer but the best way to rebuild while its out is to replace the brushes, those are what get worn out.


I bought a starter from AutoZone for the lifetime warranty so i wouldnt have to do it on my Maxima
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Old 12-21-2010, 10:00 AM
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Yes, I regreased mine at about 50,000 miles and it lasted another 100,000 miles.
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Old 12-21-2010, 12:51 PM
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Starter is basically good for the life of the car. The grease assuring the good sliding of the solenoid piston has a shorter life. I have had many starters over the years to fail on my different cars. Every time I have been successfully reviving them for another 50 000 miles or more by re-greassing them and refreshing the contact points.

Never seen brushes worned beyond re-usability point.

Silicone or di-electric grease works best.
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