This is by far the easiest method to do this. I struggled for about 20 minutes with a small flathead screwdriver and eventually got it. I wish I would have seen your video first & avoid the hastle. Excellent video, thanks!
Great video and explanation. Already bought a new starter but I will rebuild the old one for a spare. I have two JDs; One is L111 and other a D110. Both look like the same starter. I used to rebuild starters 30 years ago. Now that I'm retired I have the time. Where there is a will there is a way.
Just tried it. More difficult than you make it seem. I think I was not precise enough in creating/bending the jigs. I'll watch your video again and get it done on the next attempt. Your video shows you getting it easily. How many times did it take you to get so proficient? Well thanks again.
Hi buddy. Thanks for this. Really simple solution. My husband had been trying all morning to get the darn thing together and then I found this video. He had it together in a few minutes. He was complaining cause he wanted you to hurry up and show him. I gave him a beer and he was fine. Lol. So thanks again.
***** that's the exact same starter and yours was the first vid I clicked on so all in all it saved him a lot of time. He's a mechanic too so he'll use it again.
Brilliant, as noted below. If you're conserving time, bump the playback up to 1.5. It's perfectly understandable. Again, brilliant, and I am soooo thankful I found this!
I was just wanting to move the switch on my model engine hand starter, and, when taking the bolts off, the whole endbell popped off, brushes and all. I was just wondering how would I get the brushes back in place. Thank you for the video. What a great technique!
Hahaha.........coincidently, I was looking for the perfect way the whole afternoon how to do it!!! Thanks bro! Hopefully i'll be able to put back together my scooter starter tomorrow. Thanks again.
my starter brush holder didn't have the holes. I found that a short 3/4" pvc pipe worked perfectly. It fit the hold just right. I pushed the pipe in gradually while pushing the bushing back with my finger. The armature fit in just right and pushed the pipe out at the same time. Very easy
Wow, that was amazing. I was afraid to take the back plate off my snowblower starter, but not anymore. Thanks! I have an excessively long power cord coming from the starter to the switch box, which I’d like to shorten, and I needed to see how the cord was attached in there. Great explanation, and the clarity of the video was very helpful. Just subcribed, too!
Brilliant tutorial and I thank you for superb teaching skills. My vovlo 240 wiper motor does not have holes for the clips. Any suggestions by you or other viewers appreciated on how to hold the 3 brushes back?
Perhaps you could find a sleeve of some sort that is the same approximate diameter as the wiper motor shaft and put it in the hole to hold the brushes. You would still have to manually push the brushes back in order to get them over the sleeve, but I don't really see any other way other than trying to do them one at a time which is very frustrating. Another possibility is to perhaps drill some holes of your own through the brush holder so you can get small pins/wires in place. Just be careful where you drill them so you don't disturb any connections. It shouldn't take much to hold smaller brushes back. Let us know what you do to get them in!
@@baxrok2. Firstly thank you for the timely response. Will be doing the job soon and let you know which method I used, and consider your input. You are two for two; excellent video coupled with a reply back to questions. It is authors like yourself that make youtube invaluable to us students.
@@baxrok2. Just to let you know I got the brushes back into place. I was successful in getting 2 volvo wiper motors back on line. Motor had clips holding springs in place. To assist easier insertion of springs and clip holders I hot glued the springs to the clips, and then re inserted them into place. Thanks again for your superb video. Yes your teaching skills are valuable to us students in the you tube classroom!!!
DUDE!!!! I wish i watched this video last night. I had a nightmare of a job trying to do this with small screwdrivers today. i will defo be using this method in the future. you sir are a legend :-)
i ground down a black plastic pipe to fit in the opening and hold the brushes open. i think i will try your method instead. as soon as i find my lost spring.
I have 87 videos and some were taken down because they were so bad. Making a video is hard. That's why guys like Eric and Eric (ha ha) Ivan, and scannerdanner do so well, they make it look easy.
This is not for all starters; i have one here that has NO holes to place the wires!!! bosch 0001218167; brush 1007014143 7.5x18x17/19 edited: i got it: i need to build/roll a thin sheet metal ring .5 mm id 30mm od 31mm; 3.1416x30.5=95.8mm long strip,just roll it by hand,no need to "solder" the ends; the ring can be 20 mm tall. assemble the brushes,insert rotor,pull ring out.... G O T I T.....
Nice I threw a trolling motor in the trash because I could not get the brushes back in. New one cost $400. Paper clips cost 25 cents next time I know how.
When you buy the Brush Assembly from Sears Parts Direct (www.searspartsdirect.com/product/5d102c8rx2-0071-500/id-691293) the assembly comes with the retainer clips! So far, none of the folks on the TH-cam have so much as mentioned this fact! One has to wonder if they 'invented' the clips they show, or copied tose that came with the new brushes and retainer set! It can PAY to do your research.
I cut a 3 inch by 4 or 5 inch piece of aluminum from a beer can....roll it up the the same diameter as the commutator by wrapping it around it then put a piece of tape right around the bottom where it goes around the commutator, pull it off and manipulate the other end into a funnel shape then tape it put it back on the commutator and slide the brush assy down over it allowing the funnel to spread the magnets open until its over the commutator....they actually sell different sized "commutator brush cones"....that save a lot of hair from being pulled out....but theyre no fun....ya gotta make it man, ya gotta make it....plus it gives you just one more good justifiable reason to keep some bud light around the house
Okay, a simpler way to hold the 4 springs/brushes in place is to use some very long thin lengths of plant twist tie wire (thin, green coated wire available on Amazon). Cut an extra long length of wire for each brush. Thread the wire thru housing, hold in place with finger tip while pulling it tight against butt end of brush with other hand. Twist it tight to compress brush and spring. Do this with each of the 4 brushes. Then position unit and slide commutator back in place. Once it's all together you can cut each twist tie and pull it free. The plant twist tie wire was thin enough to allow for clearance. No camera when I did mine, but it worked, ...and my Tecumseh snow blower starter motor is good to go.
Great video. Perfect example of the saying work smart not hard amd the production quality is on point. Best starter video I have seen. Everyone should watch this!!! I would say genius but the wheel trumps you kind sir
I do the same thing but with windshield wiper metal. I save everything metal and the metal that comes with wipers work great. It's more flat and "springy".
there is and easyer way to do this jus usea piece of pvc pipe about 1 inch long start pipe in the center hole laying on the table take each brush push it in were itgoes let the pipe hold do all 4 put the plate on the starter very slowly the shaft will push the pvc out of the way do this slowly it works easy
find a piece of pvc pipe thr right size t fit that center hole before you pull the brush plate off so that the brushes stay in place read next coment to reconnect
got the other 2 tied back today, reassembled & working. I used some waxy string that came from an old school phone repair/install guy but I think some thick waxed floss would also work
I too have used the 4 individual retainer stick, pick, screwdriver, wire method. Now I have another custom tool for futures services. It's a simple job that saves money, before I always dreaded it for the brushes PITA. I often come up with tricks myself, why that never dawned on me IDK. Thanks again.
you are awesome!! thankyou!! cause my thumbs and fingers are hurting so bad and im about to throw this starter out my window, damm! this is the hardest thing i ever had to do on a car. im so happy i came on youtube seeking help! you are truly great! and im very much appreciate you teaching me and thanks! my friend!
Ok then ...got er done your way... worked pretty slick... not nearly as quick as you.... but knew from your video it would work... so... back together now... Thanks again
That was excellent and thank you for posting this video. I had to do this before seeing this video and I had to ask my neighbour to come and help me. We had a difficult time. Your presentation was 5 stars*****.
Simple, but brilliant. The brushes are now back in! The hardest part was finding the 2 paper clips in my house.
This is by far the easiest method to do this. I struggled for about 20 minutes with a small flathead screwdriver and eventually got it. I wish I would have seen your video first & avoid the hastle. Excellent video, thanks!
DUDE YOU ARE A LIFESAVER! Thank you for sharing your skills, knowledge, and tips! 🎉🎉
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you ! Even the quality of the video shooting is really Excellent ! Great job.
Hao Truong Trong You're welcome!
Wow! I've been fighting this type of installation for years. What a great way to recess the brushes! Thanks!
Clearly explained, well filmed - you have saved me a great deal of trouble! Thanks
Glad it helped!
Great video and explanation. Already bought a new starter but I will rebuild the old one for a spare. I have two JDs; One is L111 and other a D110. Both look like the same starter. I used to rebuild starters 30 years ago. Now that I'm retired I have the time. Where there is a will there is a way.
Just tried it. More difficult than you make it seem. I think I was not precise enough in creating/bending the jigs. I'll watch your video again and get it done on the next attempt. Your video shows you getting it easily. How many times did it take you to get so proficient? Well thanks again.
Just what my husband needed! Perfect. Thank you.
Hi buddy. Thanks for this. Really simple solution. My husband had been trying all morning to get the darn thing together and then I found this video. He had it together in a few minutes. He was complaining cause he wanted you to hurry up and show him. I gave him a beer and he was fine. Lol. So thanks again.
Haha, well glad you found it useful and got everything put back together!
*****
that's the exact same starter and yours was the first vid I clicked on so all in all it saved him a lot of time. He's a mechanic too so he'll use it again.
Great, thanks!
Fitting new starting Gilar 125cc 2003 scooter what side of the bike
Brilliant, as noted below. If you're conserving time, bump the playback up to 1.5. It's perfectly understandable. Again, brilliant, and I am soooo thankful I found this!
I was just wanting to move the switch on my model engine hand starter, and, when taking the bolts off, the whole endbell popped off, brushes and all. I was just wondering how would I get the brushes back in place. Thank you for the video. What a great technique!
Hahaha.........coincidently, I was looking for the perfect way the whole afternoon how to do it!!! Thanks bro! Hopefully i'll be able to put back together my scooter starter tomorrow. Thanks again.
Absolutely simple and well explained...great job, saved me some $$...Thank you, sir!
Just watched your video. I used some stiff wire. Didn't have paper clips. Works like a charm! Thanks
Awesome! Glad it helped.
When I first saw this, I laughed at it. But, after fighting with it, I did it exactly as shown and worked great! Thanks.
Great! Took me a couple minutes to reassemble after watching your video. (A little long winded). Thanks so much.
Nice!
A little.....ultra long winded 😞
Thank you. Simplifies only having 2 hands for this job
my starter brush holder didn't have the holes. I found that a short 3/4" pvc pipe worked perfectly. It fit the hold just right. I pushed the pipe in gradually while pushing the bushing back with my finger. The armature fit in just right and pushed the pipe out at the same time. Very easy
That's really cool! You should make a video, it will probably help people who have the brush holder like you have.
Wow, that was amazing. I was afraid to take the back plate off my snowblower starter, but not anymore. Thanks! I have an excessively long power cord coming from the starter to the switch box, which I’d like to shorten, and I needed to see how the cord was attached in there. Great explanation, and the clarity of the video was very helpful. Just subcribed, too!
Worked great Once I found some wire that would work it took about 15 minutes. Thank you
THANK YOU!!!!
this saved me from losing my cool and taking a sledgehammer to my mower 😏🤯🙋🏿♂️
Hell yeah, I know what you mean! Glad it helped.
@@baxrok2. lol
O U S T A N D I N G! Answer to a prayer. Thanks a lot.
Brilliant, simle video, worth the time to watch the whole thing. Thanks..
peter charles Thank you. I hope it helped!
Very helpful. Thanks for sharing this.
Glad it helped!
Saved me a new starter
Beautiful man just simply Beautiful. Thanks for that education tip.
Brilliant tutorial and I thank you for superb teaching skills. My vovlo 240 wiper motor does not have holes for the clips. Any suggestions by you or other viewers appreciated on how to hold the 3 brushes back?
Perhaps you could find a sleeve of some sort that is the same approximate diameter as the wiper motor shaft and put it in the hole to hold the brushes. You would still have to manually push the brushes back in order to get them over the sleeve, but I don't really see any other way other than trying to do them one at a time which is very frustrating. Another possibility is to perhaps drill some holes of your own through the brush holder so you can get small pins/wires in place. Just be careful where you drill them so you don't disturb any connections. It shouldn't take much to hold smaller brushes back. Let us know what you do to get them in!
@@baxrok2. Firstly thank you for the timely response. Will be doing the job soon and let you know which method I used, and consider your input. You are two for two; excellent video coupled with a reply back to questions. It is authors like yourself that make youtube invaluable to us students.
@@baxrok2. Just to let you know I got the brushes back into place. I was successful in getting 2 volvo wiper motors back on line. Motor had clips holding springs in place. To assist easier insertion of springs and clip holders I hot glued the springs to the clips, and then re inserted them into place. Thanks again for your superb video. Yes your teaching skills are valuable to us students in the you tube classroom!!!
Great video I've done similar with tooth picks and paper clips as well and it is a pain doing this by hand but it can be done with a seal pick. 😁
DUDE!!!! I wish i watched this video last night. I had a nightmare of a job trying to do this with small screwdrivers today. i will defo be using this method in the future. you sir are a legend :-)
😂😂👍🏿👍🏿
Great vid for a frustrating issue. How about putting in the wires before you pull the brush holder out ? Thanks for making life easier.
Yes, you most certainly can do that before taking the starter apart.
Excellent! Thank you.
I love it! Thanks for showing this!!
Now gentlemen, it's my turn to deal with these cursed things. See you in Valhalla!!
Brilliant!! Thank you!
Thank-you...Thank-you...THANK-YOU
Works like a dream
Awesome Dude 👍👍👍
Socket or pill bottle lid works as well.😮
Absolutely excellent! TY Liked it.
Great, thanks!
Thank you!
Thank you 🙏 very much
great video thank you so much JEZ
i ground down a black plastic pipe to fit in the opening and hold the brushes open. i think i will try your method instead. as soon as i find my lost spring.
Thanks, now I'm going to take mine apart.
Great. Let us know how it goes.
@@baxrok2. my starter works better than ever now. Thanks for the video.
@@noway180 Well done!
nice! thanks
We have a rewind button. Haha.
Brilliant
Nicely done!
Thanks Wyatt! A bit long winded I guess but hey, it's my first video. lol
I have 87 videos and some were taken down because they were so bad. Making a video is hard. That's why guys like Eric and Eric (ha ha) Ivan, and scannerdanner do so well, they make it look easy.
100% correct sir, they sure do! Not only can they fix virtually anything but they are masters of video editing and computers as well. Incredible.
Paperclips? I'll have to go out and buy some as I haven't used any for years.
4 thumb tacks are all ive ever used. Seems a lot quicker and easier then this
worked great thanks
Great. Thanks!
Use an Ice cube to hold them back until you get them over the commutator. Then let the cube melt and push it on the rest of the way.
well you can use this most excellent method for holding the brushes back while you attempt to shove an ice cube between them lol
nice skills - didn't need 18.40 to show & tell
Yeah, but I wanted to show and tell. So I did.
Great video...wish i would have seen this before my brush holder mysteriously went to pieces...oops.
I've used toothpicks and worked just fine to hold your brushes back
I just use an ice cube to get them over the commutator, then let the cube melt. Then push it on the rest of the way.
A less complicated and time consuming process is to use toothpicks😮.
smart man
mine didnt have anything to stop the wire so used wire ties
This is not for all starters;
i have one here that has NO holes to place the wires!!! bosch 0001218167; brush 1007014143 7.5x18x17/19
edited: i got it: i need to build/roll a thin sheet metal ring .5 mm id 30mm od 31mm; 3.1416x30.5=95.8mm long strip,just roll it by hand,no need to "solder" the ends; the ring can be 20 mm tall. assemble the brushes,insert rotor,pull ring out....
G O T I T.....
We ok
Nice I threw a trolling motor in the trash because I could not get the brushes back in. New one cost $400. Paper clips cost 25 cents next time I know how.
Some people's hands are not a strong as your hands are!!
That may be true, but I still think you can do it!
When you buy the Brush Assembly from Sears Parts Direct (www.searspartsdirect.com/product/5d102c8rx2-0071-500/id-691293) the assembly comes with the retainer clips! So far, none of the folks on the TH-cam have so much as mentioned this fact! One has to wonder if they 'invented' the clips they show, or copied tose that came with the new brushes and retainer set! It can PAY to do your research.
It's not a new idea, just one that isn't well known.
18 MINUTES of blah blah blah...to explain nothingness! Could have demonstrated it in 1 minute!
I know right! Interestingly, TH-cam has this cool feature called "fast forward" that let's you skip the blah blah blah. You should try it!!!
quit saying the same thing over & over & over
Okay, I probably should just delete the whole thing don't you think?
Brilliant -- saved me time, money, and sanity (what's left of it). Thanks so much!
Excellent, thank you. I spent an hour trying to get the brushes in place manually. Not sure I did it right. I'll try again.
I cut a 3 inch by 4 or 5 inch piece of aluminum from a beer can....roll it up the the same diameter as the commutator by wrapping it around it then put a piece of tape right around the bottom where it goes around the commutator, pull it off and manipulate the other end into a funnel shape then tape it put it back on the commutator and slide the brush assy down over it allowing the funnel to spread the magnets open until its over the commutator....they actually sell different sized "commutator brush cones"....that save a lot of hair from being pulled out....but theyre no fun....ya gotta make it man, ya gotta make it....plus it gives you just one more good justifiable reason to keep some bud light around the house
Huh, commutator brush cones, never heard of them but I'll definitely check them out! Thanks.
Smart move. Thanks
Nice Job Dax. Easy to follow and thorough. Cheers! Zip~
ZippoVarga Thank you sir!
Okay, a simpler way to hold the 4 springs/brushes in place is to use some very long thin lengths of plant twist tie wire (thin, green coated wire available on Amazon). Cut an extra long length of wire for each brush. Thread the wire thru housing, hold in place with finger tip while pulling it tight against butt end of brush with other hand. Twist it tight to compress brush and spring. Do this with each of the 4 brushes. Then position unit and slide commutator back in place. Once it's all together you can cut each twist tie and pull it free. The plant twist tie wire was thin enough to allow for clearance. No camera when I did mine, but it worked, ...and my Tecumseh snow blower starter motor is good to go.
Excellent!
Great video. Perfect example of the saying work smart not hard amd the production quality is on point. Best starter video I have seen. Everyone should watch this!!! I would say genius but the wheel trumps you kind sir
Glad it helped and thanks for the kind compliments!
I do the same thing but with windshield wiper metal. I save everything metal and the metal that comes with wipers work great. It's more flat and "springy".
Thx,,,I would have had trouble getting it back together without the clips
All you need is 4 Tooth Picks. I have the EASY How To Video if anyone needs it, ask!
Here: th-cam.com/video/m1O94bNf7XE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks mate from Aus, you have saved me some stress!
there is and easyer way to do this jus usea piece of pvc pipe about 1 inch long start pipe in the center hole laying on the table take each brush push it in were itgoes let the pipe hold do all 4 put the plate on the starter very slowly the shaft will push the pvc out of the way do this slowly it works easy
Good and simple...using you head for more than just keeping your ears apart, as the say where I am coming from.
I just did mine. I held them in with 4 finishing nails then sat the assembly in place and carefully pulled them out one at a time while pressing down
find a piece of pvc pipe thr right size t fit that center hole before you pull the brush plate off so that the brushes stay in place read next coment to reconnect
This trick it doesn’t work on 8 brushes starter I normally tie them with then wire and cut a pull them out later
You can use toothpicks instead of the metal clips if that is all you have laying around.
Baxroc2 pudiste hacer ese video en menos de 5 minutes .hablas mas de lo k haces
Damn kinda wish I saw this before I sent mine to get rebuilt lol
You have mastered this fitment. Well done ❤
Thank you, thank you, this video made my day, thanks again
Nice info. thanks for your effort.
Most excellent hack. Thank you!
I was trying towork it out. Brilliant
Briggs starter motor magnets loose
The easy way is to buy the whole brushing kit with clips already in and pull out .
Great idea. You go and do that then. Thanks for nothing!
That trick using two paper clips is a very nice idea and you make it easier to fix it without any trouble. Thank you very much for the idea.
Thanks for your help
mine has no access and the springs are flat and curled, got 2 tied down & 2 to go
got the other 2 tied back today, reassembled & working. I used some waxy string that came from an old school phone repair/install guy but I think some thick waxed floss would also work
Thanks for the vid
I too have used the 4 individual retainer stick, pick, screwdriver, wire method. Now I have another custom tool for futures services. It's a simple job that saves money, before I always dreaded it for the brushes PITA. I often come up with tricks myself, why that never dawned on me IDK. Thanks again.
you are awesome!! thankyou!! cause my thumbs and fingers are hurting so bad and im about to throw this starter out my window, damm! this is the hardest thing i ever had to do on a car. im so happy i came on youtube seeking help! you are truly great! and im very much appreciate you teaching me and thanks! my friend!
Ok then ...got er done your way... worked pretty slick... not nearly as quick as you.... but knew from your video it would work... so... back together now... Thanks again
That was excellent and thank you for posting this video. I had to do this before seeing this video and I had to ask my neighbour to come and help me. We had a difficult time. Your presentation was 5 stars*****.