Field Coil Inspection; Starter Motor Reduction Gear Inspection - Honda Gold Wing GL1200D Shop Manual

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GL1700D' GL1200A
Inspect the commutator bars for discoloration. Bars
discolored in pairs indicate grounded armature coils.
NOTE:
Do not use emery or sand paper on the com-
mutator.
Check for continuity between pairs of commutator
bars, and also between commutator bars and arma-
ture shaft.
Replace the starter motor
if
armature coils are open,
or shorted to the armature shaft.
FIELD COIL INSPECTION
Check for continuity from the cable terminal to the
motor case and from the cable terminal to the brush
wire.
Replace the starter motor if the field coil is not
continuous or if it is shorted to the motor case.
CARBLE TERMINAL
STARTER SYSTEM
COMMUTATORr-__
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COMMUTATOR
BARS
BRUSH WIRE
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STARTER MOTOR REDUCTION GEAR
INSPECTION
Remove the reduction gear case cover.
SCREWS
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