Section II. STARTER

TM 10-3930-633-34

Section II. STARTER

3-5. General

b. Disassembly. Refer to figure 3-5 for parts

identification, and proceed as follows, after

The starter is a 12-volt motor that has the

cleaning the outside of the starter thoroughly.

solenoid mounted on the starter housing. The

(1) Disconnect the field coil connections from

solenoid is energized when the starter relay

the solenoid motor terminal.

contacts are closed. This action engages the

(2) Remove the through bolts (15).

starter drive with the flywheel ring gear, starting

(3) Remove the commutator end plate (16)

the engine. An overrunning clutch in the drive

and field frame assembly.

protects the starter from excessive speed when

(4) Remove the armature assembly (22) from

the engine starts. The starter current flows

the drive housing (24). It will be necessary to

through the solenoid energizing coil until the

remove the solenoid (5) and shift lever assembly

solenoid plunger is at the end of its travel. The

(13) from the drive housing before removing the

plunger then closes a set of contacts that by-pass

armature assembly.

the energizing coil, letting the holding coil keep

(5) Remove the thrust collar (19) from the

the starter drive engaged.

armature shaft.

3-6. Starter Repair

a. Removal. Refer to TM 10-3930-633-12 for

complete removal instructions.

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