Honda 954 Service Manual page 460

ELECTRIC STARTER
Check for continuity between
bars.
There should be continuity.
Check for continuity between
and the armature shaft.
There should be no continuity.
Check for continuity between the insulated brush and
cable terminal (the indigo colored wire or the insulat-
ed brush holder).
There should be continuity.
Check for continuity between the cable terminal and
the rear cover.
There should be n o continuity.
pairs of commutator
each commutator bar