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Section 8
Electrical System and Components
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Figure 8-62. Installing Thrust Washer.
10. Starter reassembly when replacing the Brushes/
Brush Holder Assembly:
a. Hold the starter assembly vertically on the end
housing, and carefully position the assembled
brush holder assembly, with the supplied
protective tube, against the end of the
commutator/armature. The mounting screw
holes in the metal clips must be “up/out.” Slide
the brush holder assembly down into place
around the commutator, and install the positive
(+) brush lead grommet in the cutout of the
frame. See Figure 8-63. The protective tube
may be saved and used for future servicing.
Figure 8-64. Removing Retaining Clips.
b. Position each of the brushes back in their slots
so they are flush with the I.D. of the brush
holder assembly. Insert the Brush Installation
Tool (SPX Part No. KO3226-1 with extension),
or use the tube described above from a prior
brush installation, through the brush holder
assembly, so the holes in the metal mounting
clips are “up/out.”
c. Install the brush springs and snap on the four
retainer caps. See Figure 8-65.
Figure 8-63. Installing Brush Holder Assembly with
Supplied Tube.
Starter reassembly when not replacing the Brushes/
Brush Holder Assembly:
a. Carefully unhook the retaining caps from over
each of the brush assemblies. Do not lose the
springs.
Figure 8-65. Brush Installation Tool with Extension.
d. Hold the starter assembly vertically on the end
housing, and carefully place the tool (with
extension) and assembled original brush holder
assembly onto the end of the armature shaft.
Slide the brush holder assembly down into
place around the commutator, install the
positive (+) brush lead grommet in the cutout of
the frame. See Figure 8-66.