How to Install a Ground Wire for a 1994 Ford Explorer Starter
Replacement starters for a 1994 Ford Explorer come supplied with a new ground wire to replace a corroded terminal ring on the starter's end of the existing ground wire. The ground wire is approximately 4 inches long and is made up of a wire extension with a terminal ring attached to it. The ground wire is also supplied with a piece of heat shrink tubing to cover the new termination. It is recommended that you replace the existing terminal ring to ensure good metal to metal contact to the starter.
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Things You'll Need
- Stripping and crimping tool
- Lighter
- Dielectric grease
- Socket set or set of wrenches
Instructions
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Disconnect the negative battery cable before making repairs to an automobile's electrical components.
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Cut off the ground wire's existing ring terminal along with approximately 1 inch of wire. Be sure not to cut off more than the new ground extension will add, or it may not reach the starter. Only enough wire should be cut to ensure that when stripped the wire strands are clean and free of corrosion.
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Strip approximately 1/4 inch of the wire using the 16-gauge stripper on the stripping and crimping tool.
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Slide the heat shrink tubing onto the new ground wire and slide the stripped wire into the ground wire's extension. Crimp the wires together with the 16-gauge crimper on the stripping and crimping tool.
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Slide the heat shrink tubing over the crimped part of the ground wire and heat the tubing slowly with a lighter until the new termination is sealed.
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Apply dielectric grease around the base of the starter's ground stud and attach the ground wire to the starter with the starter's ground nut.
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