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Engine won't turn over, had starter rebuilt

New here so I hope I'm posting in the right place. We have a Hyster H40H forklift. We were experiencing a single click when trying to start the truck but if we persevered with it would eventually turn over and start.

We have had the starter motor rebuilt thinking that it was the cause but if anything its even worse now it been dislodged as it just clicks and won't even turn over. The battery is fully charged, we've even tried a booster in case the battery was on the way out but it was still exactly the same.

We've bypassed the ignition by connecting the terminals directly on the starter and we still get the same. Cleaned up all terminals, tightened all bolts, cleaned the battery to the block earth strap etc but still no joy.

Anyone have any ideas on what else we could try?
  • Posted 25 Feb 2017 03:57
  • By DUK90
  • joined 25 Feb'17 - 3 messages
  • Derbyshire, United Kingdom
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Just because the battery is fully charged dosent mean it will crank the engine over....put a volt meter on the battery...and see what the voltage drops to when cranking...i am guessing it will drop to well below ten volts...the battery needs replaced...i would also check and do a voltage drop test across all heavy cables from the battery to the started....there could be corrosion inside the cable causing a significant voltage drop....another possibility is that the engine is bad and bound up not letting the started turn it...can you crank the engine over by hand freely with a breaker bar and a socket on the harmonic balance/crankshaft bolt...???? And just because a starter was rebuilt dosent mean it was rebuilt RIGHT....did they install new brushes...bearings and check the commutator for shorts and opens? How about the starter solenoid....????
  • Posted 25 Feb 2017 04:10
  • By kevin_t
  • joined 2 Dec'10 - 1,301 messages
  • Pennsylvania, United States

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