# 1996 Cavalier won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-cavalier-wont-start/74429>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, cavalier\
**Created:** [September 3, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-cavalier-wont-start/74429 "2012-09-03T06:45:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Chevy\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Chevy\_fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Chevy_fan)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-cavalier-wont-start/74429/1 "2012-09-03T06:45:55Z")

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I have a 1996 chevy cavalier 4-door. It is a 2.2 auto. I changed the passenger side cv shaft and now it won’t start. I have lights it won’t turn over. I put a new battery in no luck. Any suggestions.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-cavalier-wont-start/74429/2 "2012-09-03T06:54:24Z")

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In the olden days we would use a jumper cable from the pos of the battery, hit the ps stud on the starter motor and see if it flies. If it does you only have a few connections to check,

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**Author:** ![Wha-Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9f8e36/32.png) [@Wha-Who](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wha-Who)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2012, 8:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-cavalier-wont-start/74429/3 "2012-09-03T08:17:48Z")

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Clean your battery wire connectors at both ends including two ground connections at the bell housing.

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**Author:** ![g-14classified](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e36b37/32.png) [@g-14classified](https://community.cartalk.com/u/g-14classified)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-cavalier-wont-start/74429/4 "2012-09-04T04:47:23Z")

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may be totally unrelated but there is a wiring harness that runs under your battery tray,sometimes if you have a battery leaking acid it will get on and in that harness i would check there.why it occurred after changing axle,could just be a coincidence and may not be the problem at all but i would check it anyway doesnt take that long.

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**Author:** ![JosephEMeehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JosephEMeehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephEMeehan)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-cavalier-wont-start/74429/5 "2012-09-04T04:52:38Z")

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_I have lights it won’t turn over._

```
Define what YOU mean by turn over.
```