Re: 1928 Starter-Shorting Question

Posted by Gar On 2020/11/11 10:12:38

Ernie:
You are correct. The starter shaft was all gummed up from the decomposed paint that was done by the prior owner(s). The gunk made it very, very difficult to get the starter out. I ended up heating it to about 300 degrees and used 2 cans of deep creep. Small hand pry-bar helped get it removed after 3 months of effort...

starter needed new brushes (40% left), shaft needed a new bushing (10% left), new bendix spring (30% left), and new strike plate (refurbished 50% left with crack in plate). Everything was cleaned with armature verified to be true and varnish intact.