Hello and thank you for your video. I rebuilt this starter yesterday but after closing everything up, it doesn’t work at all. The “positive” side didn’t have the paper gasket that touches the main body so I used silicone gasket. And the plastic isolator was kind of melted on the old power post so I used heat shrink and electrical tape to isolate that bolt. I thoroughly cleaned the starter, changed the brushes and leveled the copper. Also there is continuity between the “ground” top part and the power post at the bottom. Is that normal because the brushes are touching the same copper plate? Any ideas?
He's like watching paint dry
The videos are meant to be educational, they will be slow so others can learn along as I perform the repair work.
Hello and thank you for your video. I rebuilt this starter yesterday but after closing everything up, it doesn’t work at all. The “positive” side didn’t have the paper gasket that touches the main body so I used silicone gasket. And the plastic isolator was kind of melted on the old power post so I used heat shrink and electrical tape to isolate that bolt. I thoroughly cleaned the starter, changed the brushes and leveled the copper. Also there is continuity between the “ground” top part and the power post at the bottom. Is that normal because the brushes are touching the same copper plate? Any ideas?
It was shorting out on the power post. I inserted the old plastic insulator with a tie wrap to hold it in place and now it works!
Awesome that you figured out the problem.
Thanks for watching !
what grease was used for the bendix? I assume this rebuild is in the haynes manual, but would be useful info for ppl watching this.
I used a bearing grease on the shaft bearing and a light spray on oil for the bendix.
The bendix is supposed to be dry.
Adding lubricant will attract dirt and gum it up.
@@BMC1100 graphite can be used and doesn't gum it up