6-5. Starter and Solenoid (Models LE 300
(56) to winding and pry off and remove com-
and LEW 300)
mutator end bell.
a. Removal and Installation. Refer to para-
( 1 3 ) Remove brake washer (52) from
graph 3-34 to remove and install starter and
frame assembly on shaft.
solenoid.
(14) Remove brushes (53) from holders
b. Disassembly (fig. 6-6).
(60) after swiveling brushes and holders out-
(1) Disconnect lead after removing at-
ward and removing attaching screws (54)
taching nut (1) and washer (2) and lead
after removing attaching nut (3).
move ground leads (57) after removing at-
(2) Remove screws (4) and washers (5)
and remove solenoid and starter from engine
(15) Remove brushholders (60) from pins
adapter plate with spacer (6). Separate spacer
(63 and 65) after unsnapping springs (61)
(6) from assembly.
from pins (64 and 66). Slide springs and
(3) Separate solenoid from starter after
brush holders from pins.
removing attaching nut (7) and washer (8)
(16) Pins (62, 63, 64, 65, and 66) are
at terminal bracket: cotter pin (9) and shift
pressed into commutator end bell (71) and
pin (10) at shift lever; and four bolts (11)
are not normally removed unless necessary.
attaching switch solenoid to starter. Slide out
(17) Plug (67) need not be removed unless
plunger (12).
bearing (68) required maintenance. Bearing
(4) Remove cover (13) after removing at-
(68) is pressed into commutator end bell
taching screw (14) and lockwasher (15).
(71) and is not normally removed unless dam-
(5) Remove bracket assembly after re-
aged.
moving two attaching screws (16) and lock-
(18) Oil cup (69) is pressed into commu-
washers (17).
tator end bell (71) and need not be removed
unless necessary. Remove wick (70) if neces-
(6) Remove nut (18), lockwasher (19),
sary.
flat washer (20) and insulating washer (21)
(19) Pry center frame (108) and drive
from stud (22).
end lousing (88) apart and remove armature
(7) Remove nut (23), lockwasher (24),
(72).
flat washer (25) and insulator (26) from stud
(27). Remove stud (27) from bracket.
unit after removing two attaching screws
(8) Remove nut (28), lockwasher (29),
(75) and washers (76). Bearing (74) is
flat washers (30) and insulating washer (31)
pressed into bearing (73) and need not be
from stud (34). Remove stud from bracket
separated unless necessary.
and remove insulating washer (32) and coil
(21 ) Remove brake washer (77).
lead clip (33) from stud (34).
(22) Remove shift lever (78) after remov-
(9) Remove bracket (35). Stud (22) is
ing nut (79), washer (80) and shaft (81) .
soldered to solenoid coil and is not removed
While loosening nut (79), lift spring (82)
from solenoid unless necessary.
prong from niche in housing (88) and release
(10) Remove push rod assembly from coil
spring slowly. Separate spring (82) and sup-
and case (46). Separate spring cup (36) a n d
port (83) from shaft (81 ) after removal.
spring (37) from assembly. Press disc (40)
(23) Slide out shift lever (78) and drive
against spring ( 4 2 ) and remove retainer
assembly (84) together from housing (88)
washer (38), then separate insulated washer
and separate.
(39), disc (40), bushing (41), spring (42),
(24) Wick (85) is not normally replaced
flat washer (43), retainer washer (44), and
oil cup (86) and bearing (87) are pressed into
push rod disk (45).
housing (88) and need not be removed unless
(11) Unsnap and remove cover (47) from
necessary.
starter.
(25) Remove pole shoes (89) after remov-
(12) Unscrew and remove from starter
ing attaching screws (90).
two thru bolts (48) and lockwashers (49)
(26) If windings (91, 103, and 104) need
from commutator end. Remove screw (50)
to be removed, remove nut (92), washer (93),
and lockwasher (51) attaching brush lead