Checking the armature (starter motor)
1. Check:
• Commutator
Dirty Clean using 600-grit sandpaper
and compressed air.
2. Measure:
• Commutator diameter "a"
Below specification Replace the arma-
ture.
a
Standard commutator diameter
29.4 mm (1.16 in)
Wear limit
28.8 mm (1.13 in)
3. Measure:
• Commutator undercut "a"
Below specification Replace the arma-
ture.
4. Check:
• Armature continuity
Out of specification Replace the arma-
ture.
Armature continuity
"a"
Checking the brush holder
1. Check:
• Brush holder assembly continuity
Out of specification Replace.
a
Brush holder assembly continuity
"a"
5-38
Standard commutator undercut
0.5 mm (0.02 in)
Wear limit
0.2 mm (0.01 in)
a
b
"b"
"c"
c
d
c
a
d
b
"b"
"c"
Starter motor
d
c
"d"
e
a
b
e
"d"
"e"