Chrysler Repair: clutch replacement, starter solenoid, clutch replacement

Question
i have a 91 talon and i just replaced the clutch but now the vehicle wont start.  My battery is good and when i turn on the car trying to start it the solonied just clicks. i was able to "jump" the starter with a screw driver it rotated and sparked. but i had no one to turn the ignition key.  It worked before i started messing with it.

Answer
Hi Justin,
When you say the solenoid clicks, do you mean the loud click at the motor (which is indeed the solenoid) or do you mean the softer click of the starter relay? The fact that one or the other clicks means that the clutch 'disingaged' safety switch is still o.k., unless the talon is set up differently than the domestic Chrysler products. On those cars there is a switch between the ignition switch and the starter relay which has to be closed to get the relay to energize and you close that switch by stepping on the clutch. I thought you might have gotten it out of adjustment. I think it is operated by the pedal mechanism.
So unless they have the safety switch that prevents the starter from being energized wired a different way on the Talon, I can't think of any reason why the starter motor wouldn't turnover if the starter relay is clicking, unless just by chance the relay's internal points became too pitted to send on the 12v to the starter solenoid.
You could check that with a voltmeter put on the lighter duty wire at the starter solenoid. Just attach one probe to the post of the lighter wire and the other probe to ground and see if you get a reading when you turn the key to start. You should get 12v which should cause the solenoid to click loudly and the motor to crank (though you might not here the solenoid over the sound of the cranking). If the solenoid clicks and the battery is strong and the big wire is attached firmly to the solenoid and the battery clamps are clean, shiney, and tight, than the starter motor should jump to life too. If not, but you can get it to jump to life by jumping from the big wire to the little wire on the solenoid, then I don't have a good explanation unless the relay has enough internal resistance in its contacts to prevent the solenoid from truly closing the starter switch. That would suggest replacing the relay is the solution.
I am flying blind here because I have no manuals for the imported Chrysler cars, and so I don't really claim expertise. But maybe some of these ramblings will give you a clue on how to move ahead.
Roland