The clicking solenoid, and the failure of the starter drive to engage the ring gear leads me to suspect your battery needs to be charged, replaced, or you have high resistance at one of the connection points.
If the battery is fully charged, I would clean the battery posts and terminals, the terminals that connect to the starter solenoid, the starter, and the ground terminal and the area where it seats on the block or where ever the manufacturer mounted it.
When I say clean, I mean use a wire brush or some other means so that the surfaces are shiny.
When you reconnect the cables to the battery be certain the clamps can't twist around on the battery post, if they do the clamps are not tight enough.
If they won't tighten up you can get a lead cap at an auto parts store that will slip over the battery post. Loosen your battery clamp and spread it wide enough so it will slip over the cap and tighten the clamp. Also if the battery clamps are the repair type (they have two bolts and a metal plate holding the wire to the clamp), you should take it apart and clean all the surfaces and also the bare wire. Then take a pair of pliers with wide flat jaws and twists the strands together so they won't squeeze out when you tighten the 2 bolts on the clamp.
SOURCE: 93 buick lesabre 3.8 liter starter replaced,new one just clicks
Given the steps you have taken, only one of two things this can be is a resistive connection between the battery and the starter solenoid terminal. Or the battery itself has a bad internal connection. Bear in mind: you cannot crank the engine through the average set of jumper cables unless the battery in the dead vehicle will hold and deliver a good charge. Jumper cables are not really intended to start the car, they are for boosting the good, but low battery in the car being jumped.
SOURCE: starter runs but won't engage flywheel
engine crank thrusts worn and crank moved back enough to not engage ,with a manual the clutch would push it forewards.or the flex plate on the back of the torque converter damaged and broke in teh centre where bolts to the crank
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the starter is either not engaging or the bendix is shot. Bendix is the gear assembly that slides on the starter shaft. it should spin free in one direction and turn the starter in the other. and slide freely on the splines (in/out)
SOURCE: Starter problem 1988 Jeep Wrangler
I sit here on this site and help people with their issues all the time, and I do it for free. I've been in the mechanics trade for over 24 years, and I think I have a good idea of what I'm talking about. I don't know it all, and I even need assistance from time to time. The only thing I ask in return for my help, is a good rating from the people I help. Once you replace your solenoid, your issue will be resolved. Yes the fix is that simple. Remember to disconnect the negative cable from the battery before you replace it, so you don't ground anything out.
SOURCE: 2000 audi a4 starter gremlin
your barking up the wrong gum tree witht the starter motor ,you have an electrical supply problem on the battery terminal area with more than one wire connected or a dodgy earth cable from the engine to the chassis .i would be inclined to check and fit another earth cable from a good connection on the engine -(bell housing) and run it back to battery terminal to eliminate all posibilitys .before anything else ,make you own if you have to but only use copper cable .this is my last question for tonight ,have to go pick er indoors up from work now
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