GET A HAMMER! EMERGANCY STARTER FIX 🔨🔨🔨

✅ HAMMER ON THE STARTER! What do you have to loose? It's no good anyway. You can usually jar the starter loose and get started by smacking it with a hammer or brick or tire iron or a 2x4. Anything can work. The heavier the better, but you need to access the starter. A pry bar has always worked best for me because it will reach from the top bottom or side. It isn't a guarantee, But usually it will work at least once to get you home or to a repair shop.

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[julianelcash]

There's an old trick my dad told me, I smack the star a couple times every day for like almost a year and after that I got some money I replaced it and the car still with me after 10 years

[camcordernonsense]

you actually show where to tap. thank you

[foresterlady]

I’ve done this. It was cold out and I was able to get my car started and thawed out! Off to the shop it went too.

[darleenstrathy]

Worked on my XC70 CROSS COUNTRY had a problem before and vehicle started with just a jump, but this time my son told me about rapping the starter while I turned on the car and it started right a miracle

[Julian_Wang-pai]

Just the (confirmation of) advice I was looking for, thanks.

[julianrodriguez]

This works well. Did it both on a Toyota Camry and also a Honda crv: worked twice. Need two people of course. I used a broom stick with Toyota Camry and did it from above and used hammer with Honda from under car. This will also diagnose if it's your starter or something else. It felt good to tell mechanic exactly what was this issue once I got it to shop.

[Betenoire]

I tried the tap on a starter that ran but wouldn't engage. Thought it was a broken Bendix. Gave it a few taps with a pry bar and lo and behold - the starter's fastener bolts were loose :) So it worked!

[leegraves]

I remember doing this many years ago. Used an old style bumper jack and whacked the starter a couple of times. Got me going and back to the shop for a replacement.

[pterafirma]

Just tap or strike it. Don't _smash_ it, because then it will be in several pieces on the pavement.

[xlrtedzoom]

This worked for me when all I needed at the moment was a way to get home. I thought it was the battery and a senior did the same trick for me. He saved my day even if I had to pay for a tow and repairs later.

[d_hell_shaker]

So how would you do a 05 Nissan Titan any advise??

[daviddowns]

i got to try this, , ive heard about it but havent tried it. my car left me stranded last week and i had no way to my doctor appt. if this works im gonna keep car running and then take it to my mechanics. hopefully ill save on another tow bill. $ man it just never stops anymore.

[JasonChamber-ps]

My brother did this on his 2015 Tahoe last year 😂
Again, not something you can do usually even once but can get you out of a jam

[davidlong]

This can also work without the second person on the key, tap starter a few time and try key again

[robertw]

do you have to take out the starter to tap on it?

[a.p.]

where do you hit it? does it matter or does the vibration get it to crank?

[foresterlady]

On my Subaru the starter was on top and back of the motor. All I had to do was open the hood..

[SergioLopez-xblb]

Does someone absolutely need to be trying to start the car while smashing? I was told to disconnect battery and then smash then try to start car, I'm also driving a 2011 SS Camaro

[Zeltroix]

I've gotten so many "bonus" starts from my starter, for years now haha.

[jeccamendo]

I cant even find the stater lol im so not mechanically inclinedheard its eadier to turn the tires all the way to the left can someone snap a pic of a 2008 F250 super.duty diesel and cirvke where this starter is... please id appreciate it i will google it again also