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MORE STARTER MOTOR - Steve Clare - 27-05-2023
I've cleaned up my starter motor generally as it had oily copper gunk under the cover when I took it off. As I noted in a recent post, it fired up fine when cleaned, but I did note sparking at the brush.
Anyway, today it didn't want to work ( the battery is in good order, cable is heavy and in good order, terminals good. The contacts on the switch clean).
When I lifted the brush on the spring and let it spring back down- hey presto the motor worked. But a little while later nothing, so I thought I would flick the brush on its spring again to prompt it into life, and promptly burned my finger on the brush housing-- bloody hot!
I'm assuming this isn't right and something is shorting out perhaps?
Steve
RE: MORE STARTER MOTOR - Tiger - 27-05-2023
More than likely a poor or broken connection on the motor .
I would remove and clean and fit new brushes.
Examine the bearing’s at the same time.
Tim
BTW. For help on all electrical stuff on 7,s look at Harry Hales on the forum
RE: MORE STARTER MOTOR - Steve Clare - 27-05-2023
Thanks Tim
Will have a look on the forum archive.
RE: MORE STARTER MOTOR - Tiger - 28-05-2023
Just search for Harry Hales
Near the end of first or second sheet