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The
stationary par t
consists
of
yoke,
pole piece,
f iel coil,
front bracket, center and rear brackets and magnetic switch, and the
rotating part consists of armature and over-running -clutch.
The magnetic switch is made up of an iron core, plunger and connector
coil, and the plunger and clutch are connected with a lever.
Disassembly
(1)
Turn
the
battery
swi tch off or remove
the
ground
terminal
from the battery.
(2)
Remove the wires from
B terminal and S ter-
minal.
(3)
Remove
the
mounting
nut, then the
starter.
Checking
CAUTION:
It is not necessarily a starter problem if the engine
does not start even when the starter swi tch is depressed.
The
trouble may rest with the solenoid, circuit breaker, battery or
engine itself.
Therefore, check the circuit for starting without
removing the starter, and if no abnormality is found, then remove
it from the engine and test it.
(1)
Checking of Starter Circuit
(a)
Battery state of charge
(b)
Battery connections clean and tight (battery switch ON)
(c)
Circuit breaker test
(d)
Proper size wire to starter
(e)
Good ground connection
(f)
Proper size battery (45 amp hour minimum)
(2)
No-load Test
If
the
starter
and
battery
are
connected as illustrated and when the
switch
is
closed,
the
starter
will
rotate.
It is judged as normal if the
starter rotates smoothly at the speed
stated below.
I f any abnormali ty is
found
in
this
test,
check
in accor-
dance with the following procedures.
96
SWItch
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