Starter on 94 sidekick strange cranking sound

[zukitrek]

if the voltage is high and starter is slow, the starter is in fact bad.

Well sir since starter is toast , I'm going to rip it apart. Is no good so it goes to the lab, to learn and discover. Like you said, being curious.


bad armature coils, bad solenoid contractor. bad commutator. some one failed to undercut commutator segments
Will try to find out and learn if it is...
bad brushes, seized, bearings, slippage overrunning clutch, stripped pinion.

Ill keep you posted. Thanks for the tons of info!!