I know this has been done before. But here is my personal experience. If I can do it, so can you.

http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~microso...ter/index.html

 

Nice job. I now understand what everyone is talking about regarding the gummed up insides of Maxima starters. A picture is worth a thousand words...

 

Great pics. Thanks.
There was one thing that worried me: the use of methylated spirit.
Magnet wire is either insulated with a shellac based varnish or a polyurethane varnish. Methylated spirit dissolves shellac quite easily! I am not sure about its effect on polyurethane varnish but I recommend keeping solvents well away from the winding.

 

Thanks guys,

I better make an update, I didnt apply meth on the magnet/ wiring. That was already clean enough.

Thanks for highlighting it.

 

Updated. cheers.

 

Really I think you save yourself a lot of trouble by just buying a new starter. How often are you going to clean that thing before the solenoid dies or the parts wear out. Buy a new starter and be done with it for the life of the car.

 

Well you can always use the guide to replace it then?

 

I tried to get mine out- gave up- in pix 1 could not get the two "scrws" off that hold the air intake- also there was an electrical connectior that would not come apart and i could hardly see the starter bolts-- on a 99

 

I tried to get mine out- gave up- in pix 1 could not get the two "scrws" off that hold the air intake- also there was an electrical connectior that would not come apart and i could hardly see the starter bolts-- on a 99

I looked at my toyota v6- he++ of a lot easier to get to the starter

starter and the egr piping on 99 maxima are bad design as far as getting to them

 

just grabbed a starter from a parted out max... i might try that while i still have my original starter installed and functionnal. bookmarked! nice job, thank you!

 

just want to say thanks for this writeup. followed it today and my problem is solved. i was getting nothing but a click from under the hood, and the car took about 3 tries before it finally started. cleaned, regreased and reassembled and the problem is 100% gone. if anyone is having similar symptoms i highly suggest you give this a shot before shelling out the $150 for a new starter.
PS I substituted the methylated spirit with this nonflamable electrical component degreaser spray that I found at Strauss. worked very well