Rebuild a Toyota Starter 

Just used your video as a guild to rebuilt my starter. Thanks! The contact on the right side was practically gone and the underside of the plunger thing had so much corrosion it looked like the top of a grimey fish tank! I can't believe the truck would at all let alone the 4/5 times it was giving me! Oh and for anyone wondering I have a 1986 4x2... and the complete job took me just under 3 hours. It's deffinitly doable for the avergae guy.

This video saved me $115!!!! I'm not a mechanic by no means. I'm the type of guy who sticks to what I'm a pro at and let mechanics work on my rides. However , I have heard that changing out a starter on a Toyota truck was pretty easy once you can get to it. I decided to give it a shot all prepared to take that starter up to the Auto parts store and trade it in and buy a new one for $155 with a $40 core return. Once I watched your video and seen what was most likely the problem with the dam thing, I took mine apart too. My seal was perfect it just had a dirty copper terminal inside from dust and grime. I didn't purchase any kit I just took mine apart just like you did in the video and I cleaned the hell out of the inside particularly the terminals and contacts. I put it all back in my truck and it crank the first try. I've been driving it around all night and shutting it off and starting it with no problem. It works perfectly now. This video opened my eyes to what was probably wrong and you saved me $115 and that's with me doing all the work. Thank you very much for this very important video you made. It's obvious to me now that most people return their old starter and buy a new one when all they really needed to do was clean out the dam thing!!! Thank you so much for the info!!

I think the reason you had to make modifications to your kit is because each post has its own kit. The kit you used (28226-72010) is actually for the post you didn't replace. Part# 28226-64370 is the kit for the battery side post/contact, comes with the paper piece, slightly different shaped contact, correct thickness nut, teardrop-shaped outer plastic piece (the piece you said broke on yours), and the post itself kinda flares out near the head which is why it seemed fused to the contact. Though, apparently it doesn't seem to matter which kit is used, as yours worked out fine. Just thought I'd post this up for anyone that wonders why 72010 doesn't seem to match the parts on the battery side. Good video, thanks for uploading it!

I ordered the contacts and plunger from EBay for only $13.95 and changed out the contacts and plunger. It was a pain to remove and reinstalled the starter, but my faithful 1999 4runner with over 200,000 miles on it started right up. Thanks for the great video and saving me a lot of money.

Very helpful. Good explanation and good lighting, so I could see the parts! Thanks.

Appreciate the rebuild it would of been great if you would of started from the beginning instead of the middle. Thumbs up for what you showed thou.

Re-grease your contacts before putting them back in. It will lessen wear and prevent corrosion. Other than that good video (Maybe could use a bit less rambling but good information for the most part)

that's all it takes to rebuild a starter lol you gotta be fuckin kidding me ,great video ,thanks

Why weren't all the parts replaced? The contacts on BOTH sides were needed to replaced, as well as the plunger.

Sounds like the contacts wear alot more than the Rotors, pinion gear, rectifiers, stators, regulators, bushings, bearings

Thanks! -Good thorough tutorial. I'm in Hawaii too... Now If I can just be sure of how to get to the bolts on my same year truck to get the starter off. Looks like they didn't exactly make it easy- did they... I can't even see the bolt/nut heads...:)

Yep,the plunger needs to be replaced because the spring has weakened with age.My kit came with a new plunger.

Thanks mate! You're a lifesaver!

If you are doing this you need to replace both contacts and the plunger or you will just be doing this all over in a few months.

I used a torque wrench to tighten the copper stud nuts and ended up stripping the thread. I guess it was out of calibration or something

Toyota’s….even when they have a burnt part….it’s a good burnt smell. 😂🤣😂😂😂👍

🥤 information .

Electrical contacts should ALWAYS be tightened down to manufacture specs. or snug as much possible.

thanks. I'll do it.

"actually, it's a good burned smell, not a bad burned smell" nice... hehe

What engine was on the truck you did this on? I have one with a 22R-E and I want to make sure it will work on mine.

You know a place to buy starter parts online mean to rebuilt it?

Hello ! is very hard to replace the carbon sets in these cars but those last for many years =)

How did you know that changing the contacts (using the kit) would solve the problem?

Is a new starter ever suggested vs the kit? Or can one just rebuild it once it fails and need to

You definitely don't want to do the click start too many times because as you said the injectors prime every time you hit the ignition and I fucked up my cataleytic converter on a 3rd gen pickup doing that too many times trying to squeeze more life out of it. (I was a starving college student at the time)

How long will the refurbished starter motor last?

Good

Excelent!!!!

so a clicking starter solenoid is a faulty starter motor??? then buy a $200+ replacement..

Remove starter n replace starter contacts problem solved

thanks! if you limit the video to 5 minutes I'll give *****

YEP I M HAVING THAT SAME PROBLEM THE CLICKING SOUND WHEN I TRY TO CRANK MY 1991 TOYOTA CAMRY DX I PAID $600.00 FOR IT AND ABOUT $3000.00 FOR PARTS NEW RADIATOR FUEL PUMP AND FILTER 2 TIMING BELTS THERMOSTAT AND ALTERNATOR

yo mines doesn't have any O rings!!!!

filmed with a toaster

Jay, I have an Acura 2004 TSX see link www.acurapartswarehouse.com/parts-list/2004-acura-tsx-4dr-tsx-navigation-ka5at/starter-motor-mitsuba. DELETE..THIS SPACE...html See fig on the right diagram # 14 can I rebuild this? Since I had it opened I wanted to replace the springs and the brush set have not had much luck finding a replacement. Was not very dirty on the inside and zero oil. Hmm now that I mention that perhaps that was the problem no lubrication on the friction parts. Anyway wanted to replace that item since I have so much time invested already. Thanks for posting sir, I did subscribe.

It would have been quite good if I hadn't fallen asleep listening to the unscripted voice-over. Why do all these videos have crap dialogue? It's either brash and over-confident or soporific.

that's all it takes to rebuild a starter lol you gotta be fuckin kidding me ,great video ,thanks