YES YOU CAN GET THESE STARTERS IN THE US... AND CHEAP!
Uhgg! MY starter on my PZJ75 plow truck completely crapped out on me a week or so ago. It snowed, I needed to plow and it would not start. The starter looked like a real PITA to remove, so I tested the entire starter circuit to see what was wrong and found my solenoid to be toast (or as Toyota calls it the "magnetic switch").
After removing the fasteners I could still not get teh starter out. Above it is the steering shaft, below the frame and some brake lines, and it is sandwiched between the fender and the engine. I connived a bit and was unable to find a path to remove it so I cut one. I sawed out my inner finder along a line that will allow me to use a sheet metal band and some rivnuts to replace it. I opened the starter to find it was toasted , the armature was missing a copper bar, the brushed were smoked and the solenoid was cooked.
No one in AU who had starters for under $400.00 shipped outside of AU. I found one in Canada from my friends at 4wheelAuto but they wanted $700+ ($800 with the cost of shipping) This did not fit my wishes or my time frame so I was able to find another solution.
a 1994-1998 (maybe more years) Dodge Cummins starter. Everything is hte same except the starter housing and the pinion gear. The pinion gear CAN wear out but the housing pretty much lasts forever. Shop online and you can find this solution completed for around $150.00.
I paid $300.00 for mine because it was convenient and immediate.
Still $300 < $800
I hope this helps someone else someday. I made the title easily searchable.
Uhgg! MY starter on my PZJ75 plow truck completely crapped out on me a week or so ago. It snowed, I needed to plow and it would not start. The starter looked like a real PITA to remove, so I tested the entire starter circuit to see what was wrong and found my solenoid to be toast (or as Toyota calls it the "magnetic switch").
After removing the fasteners I could still not get teh starter out. Above it is the steering shaft, below the frame and some brake lines, and it is sandwiched between the fender and the engine. I connived a bit and was unable to find a path to remove it so I cut one. I sawed out my inner finder along a line that will allow me to use a sheet metal band and some rivnuts to replace it. I opened the starter to find it was toasted , the armature was missing a copper bar, the brushed were smoked and the solenoid was cooked.
No one in AU who had starters for under $400.00 shipped outside of AU. I found one in Canada from my friends at 4wheelAuto but they wanted $700+ ($800 with the cost of shipping) This did not fit my wishes or my time frame so I was able to find another solution.
a 1994-1998 (maybe more years) Dodge Cummins starter. Everything is hte same except the starter housing and the pinion gear. The pinion gear CAN wear out but the housing pretty much lasts forever. Shop online and you can find this solution completed for around $150.00.
I paid $300.00 for mine because it was convenient and immediate.
Still $300 < $800
I hope this helps someone else someday. I made the title easily searchable.
