Sorry, I was going to follow up in that other thread with details... Long story short, after I was finally able to drop it out of the car (I had to loosen the headers to do it), I had it tested at AutoZone. There, it does exactly like I "heard" in the car -- the click is the gear popping forward -- but it wouldn't spin most of the time.
We hooked a battery to it directly -- and it took 5 or 6 reconnections before it actually popped forward and SPUN too. The other times, it just popped forward and sat there.
So, for $40, I went for the cheap replacement with the lifetime warranty. If I decide to move to something else later, no huge loss.
My battery is charging up right now (went dead when I put the clock fuse back in -- if you haven't seen my other thread about that). When it is done, I'll head home and hopefully put everything back in. Turns out my alternator was dead too. When it rains, it pours...
- John...
We hooked a battery to it directly -- and it took 5 or 6 reconnections before it actually popped forward and SPUN too. The other times, it just popped forward and sat there.
So, for $40, I went for the cheap replacement with the lifetime warranty. If I decide to move to something else later, no huge loss.
My battery is charging up right now (went dead when I put the clock fuse back in -- if you haven't seen my other thread about that). When it is done, I'll head home and hopefully put everything back in. Turns out my alternator was dead too. When it rains, it pours...
- John...
