[Rudezuk]

Well heres your fix

Well I was tired of the stock week starter, I had replaced a couple of these over the years.....the stock ones just dont last that long.

So I was speaking with Larry at Mad4wd (TJFan) and he told me about this one.....

2hp Mean Green starter!!

This thing is BAD A$$

As you can see in the pic, the size of this thing is larger than a stock zuk starter. The workman ship and quality of this is amazing. It weighs a couple pounds more than the stock one, but you can see that the solenoid is quite a bit larger as well.

First thing you do is disconect the battery cables from the battery. Then I removed the wires from the terminal on the starter. Remove the 2 bolts that hold the starter to the block and slide it out.

Then do just the opposite to install the new one, no grinding of anything, no special adapter, just bolt it on, hook up your wires and turn the key.

The motor turns over effortless now.....I cant believe the difference this made!

Total install time was about 15minutes, and that included taking pics

These retail for about $250. You can contact myself or Larry for one of these.

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Bling Bling

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[Rudezuk]

Installed...

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[ebuck]

starter

What's the deal with the shield (the ?"hood"? that sticks out of the business end of the starter) being ommited on that there razzle dazzle starter? Is it not needed?

 

[Rudezuk]

Re: starter

What's the deal with the shield (the ?"hood"? that sticks out of the business end of the starter) being ommited on that there razzle dazzle starter? Is it not needed?

Im honestly not sure what that is for...

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[ebuck]

Re: Re: starter

Im honestly not sure what that is for...

It's on every starter I've ever seen, Chevy, FRD, Sami, Dodge....all of 'em. Seems like sumthin like that, that is so widely used, has a purpose....I'm pretty sure I don't know what that is tho either.

Unless it's mostly there to support the other end of the slide shaft....in which case the new fangled one you got there better have a stout main shaft. (normally the gears are pushed forward by the solenoid on a fixed shaft, looks like your new one has a mobile shaft )

 

[Rudezuk]

Re: Re: Re: starter

It's on every starter I've ever seen, Chevy, FRD, Sami, Dodge....all of 'em. Seems like sumthin like that, that is so widely used, has a purpose....I'm pretty sure I don't know what that is tho either.

I do know that Mean Green has been around for quite a while, and they make heavy duty starters for most rigs.....

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[Dychen]

nice, but for the money i like my 100 dollar Lifetime warrenty autozone starter. with free replacements i can afford to blow a few of these up

 

[tdavis]

My only question, is have you disconnected the starter safety interlocks, and try crawling the zuk with that starter?

Should work if you did it right..

 

[Slowzuki]

Looks like the subaru starter I have at home on the subaru turns the wrong way, it attaches from rear of bell.

Ken

 

[rotozuk]

That is not really a special starter. It is basically your normal starter from Japan these days. I used one from a Isuzu Impluse to turn over my VW swap. But Mean Green machines different adapters to make them fit other applications. As I recall that Isuzu starter was not cheap either. It worked great!

The "hood" on the starters is there to support the starter shaft.

Persoanlly I have not had any issues with Zuk starters other then the click-click shit that is easily fixed with a better connection to the battery via a $5 relay. but if you get a rebuilt starter from the local auto parts place, you might find that you are going to be stuck using that lifetime guarantee for the rest of your life.. The quality of those rebuilds suck.

-Wayne

 

[scwafish]

Does that fit a 1300 or a 1600 or a 16v or are they all the same?

 

[Rudezuk]

Does that fit a 1300 or a 1600 or a 16v or are they all the same?

I am still using the 1300 starter because i have the stock tranny and fly wheel.

The 1600 does have a different starter, but only if you switched it to the kick tranny.

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[WindRider]

Persoanlly I have not had any issues with Zuk starters other then the click-click shit that is easily fixed with a better connection to the battery via a $5 relay. but if you get a rebuilt starter from the local auto parts place, you might find that you are going to be stuck using that lifetime guarantee for the rest of your life.. The quality of those rebuilds suck.

-Wayne

Ok, I'll bite. Just where in the system do you put this "$5 relay"? I am sick and tired of that "click-click" shit. Are you replacing the connection betweent the battery and starter (need a high amp relay for that), or the contacts in the ignition switch?:rasta:

 

[jones]

http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/samurai/starterfix.htm

 

[Pappa Smurf]

my dad puts sidekick or tracker that damn thing shake the whole damn samurai it's bad ass

 

[rollerskate]

So I was speaking with Larry at Mad4wd (TJFan) and he told me about this one.....

2hp Mean Green starter!!

Rudezuk,
Whats the application for that starter or are they
specifically made for Suzukis?

 

[kd7srj]

my dad puts sidekick or tracker that damn thing shake the whole damn samurai it's bad ass

What the Fawk did he just say????

 

[Rudezuk]

Re: Re: Have problems with zuk starter?

Rudezuk,
Whats the application for that starter or are they
specifically made for Suzukis?

I think that they just have a bunch of starter motors according to there HP....then they make custom mounting and gears for each different rig.


But yes this is for a samurai...

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