Date:         Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:26:28 -0800
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
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Hi all.

This starter worked fine until the positive strap from inside starter
to solenoid, failed. I suspect that if I replace the part shown below,
the starter should be ok as an emergency spare.

If I'm not misunderstanding the post, I saw a post in archives saying
a fellow had replaced that part with a piece of copper pipe.

At point where arrow points to, is the braided strap brazed?

image:  https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zKO1TlMtrtY/UxY0aA2t2ZI/AAAAAAAAI5A/u4BuSmQ_3Xg/s512/%252B%2520buss%2520strap%2520on%2520%252788%2520starter.jpg

All 4 brushes appear close in length: ~ 20 mm. Would this possibly
indicate that the starter has seen low usage?

image:  https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a_2SBL1kln0/UxY0aLVMv3I/AAAAAAAAI44/zqMFSrVFDQI/s576/%252788%2520starter%2520brush%2520%257E%252020%2520mm.jpg

Thanks, Neil.

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