Starter Motor Overhaul; Starter Motor Cleaning And Inspection - Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual

STARTING SYSTEM 1F-11
(3) Clean terminal on starter motor and terminal
end of cable.
(4) Install cable to terminal. Install screw and
tighten to 55 inch-pounds (6 N«m) torque.
NOTE: Initial torque may exceed this specification if
the end plate is new. The terminal screw forms threads
in the terminal during installation.
STARTER MOTOR OVERHAUL
Refer to figure 1F-14 for parts identification.
(1) Remove drive yoke cover and screw.
(2) Remove through-bolts and remove brush end
plate.
(3) Remove brush springs. Pull brushes from brush
holder. Remove brush holder from frame.
(4) Remove drive end housing and drive yoke return
spring.
(5) Remove pivot pin and starter drive yoke.
(6) Remove drive assembly and armature.
Cleanini and Inspection
(1) Use brush or air to clean starter frame, field
coils, armature, drive assembly and drive end housing.
(2) Wash all other parts in solvent and dry parts.
NOTE: Do not wash clutch or drive assembly.
(3) Inspect armature windings for broken or burned
insulation and poor connections.
(4) Inspect armature for open circuits and grounds
as outlined in Armature Tests.
(5) Clean dirty commutator with commutator pa-
per. Never use emery cloth to clean commutator.
(6) If armature commutator is worn, out-of-round
(0.005 inch or more), or has insulation protruding from
between contacts, turn down on lathe.
D R I V E
Y O K E
COVER""
S O L E N O I D
POINT
A C T U A T O R
STARTER D R I V E
Y O K E
D R I V E Y O K E
R E T U R N SPRING
D R I V E END
HOUSING
H O L D - I N COIL
T E R M I N A L
T H R O U G H
BOLT
BRUSH
END
PLATE
POLE
SHOE
BRUSH HOLDER
A N D INSULATOR
G R O U N D
BRUSH
7 0 8 5 9
Fig. 1F-14 Parts Identification