Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

Freightliner Clicking when you press starter button

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by BigDaddyDave, Dec 15, 2016.

Page 3 of 4
  1. Jan 11, 2017 #21
    swaan

    swaan Road Train Member

    2,942
    4,374
    Jul 12, 2009
    BC canada
    0
    Only other option is check wiring .
     
    swaan, Jan 11, 2017
    swaan, Jan 11, 2017
    #21
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Jan 11, 2017 #22
    BigDaddyDave

    BigDaddyDave Bobtail Member

    12
    0
    Dec 31, 2010
    0
    Any other ideas on what it could be
     
    BigDaddyDave, Jan 11, 2017
    BigDaddyDave, Jan 11, 2017
    #22
  4. Jan 12, 2017 #23
    Smellfunny

    Smellfunny Road Train Member

    1,446
    967
    Jan 28, 2012
    South Carolina
    0
    If you remove the magnetic relay switch from a 39MT and it fails they will more than likely void the warranty. I had one they refused to warranty because of that, so now I make sure any 39 starters that are installed the switch stays on.
     
    Smellfunny, Jan 12, 2017
    Smellfunny, Jan 12, 2017
    #23
    swaan Thanks this.
  5. Jan 12, 2017 #24
    swaan

    swaan Road Train Member

    2,942
    4,374
    Jul 12, 2009
    BC canada
    0
    So just keep it and put it back on when you bring it in for Warrenty.

    Personally ive had nothing but issues with those stupid relays.

    Take it off and never had a problem since. Also ive never had to use the Warrenty on a 39mt. There perty good starters. Maybe im just lucky.
     
    swaan, Jan 12, 2017
    swaan, Jan 12, 2017
    #24
  7. Jan 12, 2017 #25
    Smellfunny

    Smellfunny Road Train Member

    1,446
    967
    Jan 28, 2012
    South Carolina
    0
    The next time it clicks take a test light and put it on the highlighted area and try to start. If it just clicks and the test light lights up then the starter solenoid is bad. We usually replace the whole starter rather than just the solenoid.
     

    Attached Files:

    Smellfunny, Jan 12, 2017
    Smellfunny, Jan 12, 2017
    #25
  8. Jan 13, 2017 #26
    BigDaddyDave

    BigDaddyDave Bobtail Member

    12
    0
    Dec 31, 2010
    0
    I have the 42mt. Does it go on the same? I replaced just the selenoid before and it was good for a week then clicked again, so I replaced the starter/selenoid and it was good for a week or two, started clicking again. That's when I ran the cable directly from the negative battery post and cleaned off all the ground cable locations. Was great for 2 weeks no issues, then it clicked again. It clicked one time and the second time I pushed the button it fired up. The only thing I haven't replaced is the long cable from positive to starter and the short negative from battery to frame. Also I found that whoever had the truck before me replaced the long positive cable and others, like the pigtail but never removed the old ones. When it clicks the starter never engages so something is happening in some type of relay before it signals the starter.
     
    BigDaddyDave, Jan 13, 2017
    BigDaddyDave, Jan 13, 2017
    #26
  9. Jan 13, 2017 #27
    Smellfunny

    Smellfunny Road Train Member

    1,446
    967
    Jan 28, 2012
    South Carolina
    0
    That wire is the same on a 42.
     
    Smellfunny, Jan 13, 2017
    Smellfunny, Jan 13, 2017
    #27
  10. Jan 13, 2017 #28
    x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

    34,016
    42,139
    Mar 5, 2016
    White County, Arkansas
    0
    Follow your big wires from the starter motor on that centry, you should run into a little box that is called a relay. Toss that #### thing. Connect big wires together.

    I never had to do that with my century because it was new that year. But the battery box is another thing to look over carefully. If you had the cover off in bad winter weather, crap will get into the batteires and raise all kinds of hell.
     
    x1Heavy, Jan 13, 2017
    x1Heavy, Jan 13, 2017
    #28
  11. Jul 23, 2017 #29
    Will23

    Will23 Bobtail Member

    23
    2
    Sep 19, 2013
    0
    Sounds like same issue I'm having it's driving me nuts, when I go turn turn my truck in it does not turn over just clicks in the cab, I cleaned all battery terminals and wires, I replaced selonoid at fire wall, took all cables off starter and cleaned, still just clicks, I have been starting my truck with a wrench at the selonoid on the fire wall can also start with wrench on selonoid on starter, I have also checked fuses, can someone tell me if this is because my starter is broken or is there a way I can test it without having to take it out of the truck, this is on a Detroit series 60.
     
    Will23, Jul 23, 2017
    Will23, Jul 23, 2017
    #29
  12. Jul 23, 2017 #30
    Heavyd

    Heavyd Road Train Member

    7,815
    6,267
    Feb 4, 2009
    0
    Sounds like the power from the key switch is not making it to the firewall solenoid if you have to jump it there, plus you already replaced it.
     
    Heavyd, Jul 23, 2017
    Heavyd, Jul 23, 2017
    #30
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 3 of 4