This past weekend, the solenoid on my '94 F-150 stuck and I climbed under the truck to give it a tap. (I've had to do this several times before.) I accidentally broke the wire off the solenoid connection while I was swinging around with a small hammer, trying to tap the solenoid. The wire is just hanging now and I'm not sure how to re-connect it to the solenoid. I can push it into the area where it's supposed to go and the truck will start, but I know this won't last for long.

Would something like liquid solder work? Is there a better way to make this a long-term fix?

Thanks very much for your replies!

 

Replacing the starter is the only long term fix.

 

What exactly did you break? Battery cable terminals or the small starter wire? Either one id replace the solenoid, they go for cheap around 20-30$ and are not that hard to replace.

 

Could just need a solenoid not necessarily a whole starter

 

I broke the small wire. I'm not sure how it was connected, but I'm wondering if there was a fitting of some kind that clamped on to the wire. Now, all I see is about an inch of bare wire that should be connected to the solenoid.

I should have mentioned that before.

Thanks.

 

Oh if you just broke the end of the wire then you can fix that easy
you need a female connector that looks like this, it should slide onto a small flat tab that comes out from the back of the solenoid.

 

Thanks Sylver! I really appreciate your help!