Service Manual

Brush Replacement Cut old positive brush from pigtail Starter Mounting
at the brush. Be careful not to damage field coil. Clean
1/4 to 3/8 inch
(6.5 to 9.5 mm) of brush end of pigtail
with sandpaper or emery cloth. (Figure
9).
Before installing starter motor. make sure the starter
mounting Surface on the engine base is clean and free
of oil.
To install starter use the following procedure. The
starter pinion gear lash does not require adjustment
PIGTAIL
I
1. Install starter motor and torque mounting capscrews
to that specified in
ASSEMBLY TORQUES.
STILL ATTACHED
TO FIELD COIL inch)
2. Connect battery cable and wires to starter. Connect
battery) cables to battery. Connect ground cable last
-SOLDER MUST NOT
EXTEND BEYOND
BRUSHSURFACE
SMALL CHAMFER
REPLACEMENT
BRUSH
Push prepared end of pigtail lead into hole in replace-
ment brush from the small chamfered side. Solder pigtail
lead to replacement brush on the large chamfered side,
using
50/50 tin/lead, rosin core solder and a standard
240/325 Watt soldering iron.
Use a file to remove any
excess solder that may extend beyond brush surface.
Pigtail lead must not protrude from
surface
on the soldered side of brush.
To prevent stiffening of pigtail lead do not use excessive
amount of solder and heat.