Starter Motor

With a view to starting the engine before I did anything else to it, started to look at the starter motor.

Stripped it down into its constituant parts, which for the most part is pretty simple.

Un-screw the two long scripts from he back, gently remove the rear casing, remembering where the brushes go.

And then remove the gear from the front of the starter. The bit that engages with the flywheel when the starter motor is run.

Now that is a little easier said than done. Its all held together by a small spring clip, but to get this off the big thick spring needs to be compressed.

You can, apparently get tools to do this, but I dont have one, and didn’t want to buy one.

So came up with this.

Two bits of old leaf spring, one with a cut-out, and two long sockets between them. Then, using my borrowed press, slowly compress the spring.

Now, I have to confess, I made yet another school boy error here. While cutting the leaf springs with an angle grinder, lost concentration for a moment.

My first thought was, my leg feels a tad warm! looking down I had only gone and set my trousers and jumper on fire!!! Quickly dowsed the (albeit small) fire on my leg, and all good, well nearly, ended up with a burn that was still sore a week later.