Thread: Starter loud clicking but motor wont turn over

Hi all 1998 gtp original starter suddenly starter starting clicking but motor wont turn over . Battery has plenty of power . I pulled starter and jumped it out of car . checked out good but I thought maybe under load it was bad so I replaced with new starter . still same problem loud clicking but no motor turn over . I can turn flywheel with screw driver so I am assuming motor is not seized. cables look good on starter . I also jumped small relay wire to red power cable on starter while it was in car and same problem . I was gonna check red cable from starter to battery next . but that cable does have power to it . any suggestions are appreciated thank you

ok I will check that tomorrow but would the fly wheel still turn with a screw driver ? thanks Scotty hope all is well

i turned the motor from crank and it seemed find . then i checked cables and they were tight but there must have been corrosion on ground cable bolted to trans . i cleaned it and it worked after that
thabks for your help .

it was just strange cause when it wouldn't start I only drove about 5 miles and then it wouldn't crank only clicking but it was loud clicking so I could tell it wasn't a weak battery. but I mistakenly assumed it was a bad starter . anyway I put old starter back in and gonna try to return the new one. thanks again

yes sweet better than a seized motor or stripped flywheel

thanks Bill i will try to remember that but the older i get the more i forget lol like an idiot i changer the starter in a parking lot even though i knew the old one was good cause I pulled it out and tested it with jumper cables but I let my son tell me it was probably bad under load loll even though I have never seen that in 58 years .