# Clicking at starter or solonoid?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-at-starter-or-solonoid/34396>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford, f150\
**Created:** [August 2, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-at-starter-or-solonoid/34396 "2009-08-02T17:05:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ron74014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@ron74014](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ron74014)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-at-starter-or-solonoid/34396/1 "2009-08-02T17:05:41Z")

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on occasion i have had trouble with my truck not starting, just making a click noise like when a solonoid has gone bad, since then i have replaced starter, solonoid, alternator, battery and cable ends, noow all i get is the click noise when i try to start it, getting desperate as this is my work transportation, any help?

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-at-starter-or-solonoid/34396/2 "2009-08-02T17:49:28Z")

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Check and clean all contact points . . . battery to ground . . . hot to starter, etc. Make everything shiny and clean. You’ll be happy with the results. I had the same symptoms on my pickup, it started but was sluggish and had clicking. Just before I was about to order a new starter, (had a new battery) I changed terminals, cleaned posts, and basically followed every wire I could that was connected to starting . . . and cleaned the contact points. First turn of the key was remarkable! Rocketman

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**Author:** ![87\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/f14d63/32.png) [@87\_Ranger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/87_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/clicking-at-starter-or-solonoid/34396/3 "2009-08-02T18:55:18Z")

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When I had the same problem on my 87 Ranger I very simply added a jumper cable to the different cables.

When I added a jumper from positive battery post to starter relay, no joy it still would’nnt crank.

Added the jumper from negative battery post to engine block & when it fired right up I knew the negative cable was shot.

If you cant visually see how the start circuit is wired simply take a quick look at your start circuit wiring diagram & do the same as I did with your jumper cable.