Service Manual
SOLENOID
SHIFT
STARTER
WARNING
Accidental starting of the engine
can result In severe personal Injury or death.
Disconnect the negative
(-)
battery cable and
spark plug wire before servicing the engine,
controls, or associated equipment.
Inspection/Service:
With the starter assembled,
disconnect the connecting lead from the starter
so-
lenoid C terminal. Connect a jumper lead from the
connecting lead to the battery positive terminal.
Connect a jumper lead momentarily between the
starter motor housing and the battery negative ter-
minal. If the motor doesn't run, check the motor for
problems.
Disassembly:
Refer to Figure
10-3.
Remove the
starter from the engine. Unscrew the solenoid
mounting nuts and disconnect the connecting lead.
Remove the solenoid by sliding it up to disconnect
the shift fork. Unscrew the
two
motor through bolts
and remove the motor end bell. Carefully remove
the brush insulator, brushes (four), brush springs
and brush holder. Separate the motor frame from
the drive housing and then draw the armature
out
with the shift fork.
Assembly:
Refer to Figure
10-3.
Assembly is the
reverse of disassembly. Apply grease to the shift
fork hinge and prongs and the splines on the arma-
ture shaft.
Solenoid
Attraction
Text:
Connect
a
jumper lead from the
ST
terminal to the positive terminal
of
a
6
volt bat-
tery. Connect a jumper lead between the
C
terminal
and negative terminal of a
6
volt battery. If the
plunger pulls in and holds strongly, the solenoid is
good;
if
it doesn't, replace solenoid.
Retention
Test:Connect a jumper lead from the
ST
terminal to the positive terminal of a
6
volt battery.
Connect a jumper lead between the solenoid body
and negative terminal of a
6
volt battery. Push the
plunger
in and release it.
If
the plunger stays in, the
solenoid is good; if it doesn't, replace solenoid.
Plunger Return Stroke:
Apply
12
volts between
terminal C and the solenoid body. Push the plunger
in and then release it.
If
the plunger returns immedi-
ately, the solenoid is good; if
it
doesn't, replace sole-
noid.
V..
BRUSH
SPRING