Assemble Starter Motor Drive; Disassemble Starter Motor - Briggs & Stratton 405777 Series Manual

Assemble Starter Drive
1. Assemble clutch drive to starter shaft and rotate clutch
until it drops into place, Fig. 9.
2. Install pinion gear with beveled side of teeth up. Then
install return spring making sure spring is in recess of
starter gear.
3. Install spring washer with concave side up. Install retainer.
4. Place C-Ring over chamfered end of shaft. Align one of
the slots of Tool #19435 with open end of C-Ring.
5. Press or drive C-Ring on until it snaps into groove in
shaft, Fig. 10.

DISASSEMBLE STARTER MOTOR

See Fig. 11 for exploded view of starter motor.
To aid in reassembly, scribe a mark on drive end cap and
starter housing for alignment purposes.
1. Remove thru bolts.
2. Remove drive end cap assembly
Replace drive end cap if bushing is worn or damaged.
TSM
CLUTCH
DRIVE
Fig. 9 − Assemble Starter Drive
SLOT
Fig. 10 − Install C-Ring
RETAINER
RETURN
SPRING
SPRING
WASHER
GEAR
CLUTCH
DRIVE END CAP
THRU
BOLT
HOUSING
Fig. 11 − Exploded View
RETAINER
SPRING
WASHER
RETURN
SPRING
PINION
GEAR
TOOL
#19435
C-RING
C-RING
DRIVE
THRUST
WASHER
SPRING
WASHER
ARMATURE
END CAP
BRUSH RETAINER
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