Acura 2002 RSX Service Manual page 60

Starter Reassembly (K20A2 engine)
26. Pry back each brush spring with a screwdriver. then
position the brush about halfway out of its holder,
and release the spring to hold it there.
NOTE: To seat the new brushes, slip a strip of ! 500
or # 600 sandpaper, with the grit side up, between
the commutator and each brush, and smoothly
rotate the armature, The contact surface of the
brushes will be sanded to the same contour as the
commulalor.
Installthe armature in the houslng, and installthe
brush holder. Next, pry back each brush spring
again, and push the brush down until it seats
against the commutator, then release the spring
against the end of the brush.
lnstall the starter end cover to retain the brush
h o l d e r .
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