Starter Motor: Service and Repair
DISASSEMBLY SERVICE POINTS
ARMATURE / BALL REMOVAL
CAUTION: When removing the armature, be careful not to lose the ball (which is used as a bearing) in the armature end.
SNAP RING / STOP RING REMOVAL
Snap Ring/Stop Ring Removal:
1. Press the stop ring, by using an appropriate socket wrench, to the snap ring side.
Snap Ring/Stop Ring Removal:
2. After removing the snap ring (by using snap-ring pliers), remove the stop ring and the overrunning clutch.
REASSEMBLY SERVICE POINT
Stop Ring/Snap Ring Installation:
>A< STOP RING / SNAP RING INSTALLATION
Using a suitable pulling tool, pull overrunning clutch stop ring over snap ring.
STARTER MOTOR PARTS CLEANING
1. Do not immerse parts in cleaning solvent. Immersing the yoke and field coil assembly and/or armature will damage insulation. Wipe these parts with a cloth only.
2. Do not immerse drive unit in cleaning solvent. Overrunning clutch is pre-lubricated at the factory and solvent will wash lubrication from clutch.
3. The drive unit may be cleaned with a brush moistened with cleaning solvent and wiped dry with a cloth.