5045E Wiring/Diagnostic Guide

[Jeffrey Bandel]

I did that a long time ago.

 

[workinonit]

And? What was the result? Sounds to me like you may have 2 problems. A bad starter and something amiss in the starting circuit.

 

[Jeffrey Bandel]

The starter is bad

 

[workinonit]

Who woulda thunk it.

 

[Jeffrey Bandel]

Got the starter out and bench tested it and it works. I could not get it to spin on the tractor. Now I'm stumped.

 

[Tx Jim]

Starter not operating when installed but operating when bench tested is typical for tractor having poor battery cables or poor battery cable connections

 

[Jeffrey Bandel]

Brand new battery and brand new negative cable. I tested them for continuity just to be sure. When I tried jumping the starter from my truck, the positive on the starter, alternator and battery all measured at 14.5 volts.

 

[workinonit]

Brand new battery really means nothing. I've had multiple bad, brand new batteries before. Reading static voltage on a battery also tells you nothing. Measure that voltage as you turn the starter over. Load testing things is the only way to know you have a good power source and good connections.

 

[Jeffrey Bandel]

It's not the battery. Please trust me on that.

 

[workinonit]

So on a bench test the starter spins fine. Install said starter and short the terminals and the starter won't spin. That my friend is a bad battery or a bad connection somewhere between the battery and the starter. Or.....the starter is intermittent. The only reason we harp on these things is because we've seen it on this forum 100 times.