Starter Assembly

When rebuilding the starter,  the five sub-assemblies must first be reassembled:

1. Core Assembly
2. Rear Housing Assembly

3. Trip Housing Assembly

4. Body Assembly

5. Mounting Bracket Assembly


Sub-Assembly Rebuild

Component lubrication :

General lubrication use Shell Nerita Grease HV  or equivalent.

Specialist lubrication use Rocol Anti-Scuffing paste or local equivalent. Use as recommended.


1.  Core Assembly

* Take the main shaft and lubricate the main two start threads. Lubricate the inside threads of the drive nut.  Place the cage over the shaft, covering the two start threads, with the shoulder towards the shoulder on the shaft.  Insert 16 of 5/16" ball bearings into the hole in the cage, then carefully screw the drive nut onto the ball bearings, with drive lugs towards the shoulder on the shaft.
* Stand the drive gear assembly, gear end face down on the bench.  Lubricate legs with Rocol anti-scuffing paste, lubricate the concave and the convex surface of each spring by smearing with Rocol anti-scuffing paste.  Then place the drive spring over the sleeve in the same order as fig. 10.  Place drive ring on top of spring pack, groove side up. (fig.6) Take main shaft, complete with drive nut and insert into the centre of drive gear assembly so that the lugs on the drive nut rest in the groove of the drive ring.

* Take hold of the complete core pack and place it on the press with the shaft end into base of press.  Place press tool into top of drive gear and compress.  Lubricate ball races and insert ten of 8mm ball bearings in to the ball-race, check that the ball bearings have dropped in correctly and can move free in the race. Release pressure and remove press tool.  Remove assembly from press. See core press diagrams

 
* Place core assembly onto bench.  Lubricate five start thread area of the shaft with the recommended grease.  Place  circlip over end of shaft up against shaft shoulder.  Place drive ratchet onto shaft five lobe end towards shaft shoulder .  Lubricate inside of bore of drive pinion and outer rear area.  Assemble spring locating washers and return spring onto pinion.  Slide pinion onto shaft until the five start threads are visible through the holes in the rear of the pinion.  Insert five 7mm diameter ball bearings, then pull ratchet forward over ball bearings until circlip groove in the rear of the pinion is uncovered.  Replace circlip, to hold unit onto shaft.  Check for a smooth operation  of pinion by sliding forward and backward along the shaft also that when the front locating washer is  held the drive pinion is forced into the rear position by the return spring.

 
 

2. Rear Housing Assembly

 

 Input Shaft Assembly:-

* First assemble input shaft and input adapter.  Place one  friction washer over threaded end of  input shaft, onto its shoulder, followed by input ratchet ensuring that it is the right way up.  The ratchet is designed to fit in one way only. (Note: When in operation ratchet rotates in a clockwise direction.) Place second friction washer onto  ratchet. Screw input adapter onto shaft so that it compresses the two thrust washers and  ratchet.

* Lubricate lower input shaft (i.e. bearing surfaces) with ROCOL anti-scuffing paste.  Slide thrust washer up the shaft and insert shaft into the rear housing sliding the input gear onto the shaft.  Fit securing "E" clip into the groove at the base of the shaft.  This will secure the input gear and shaft in the rear housing.

* Lubricate main bearing in rear housing.  Place rear housing on its back on the bench. Lift complete core assembly and place on top of the rear housing main bearing so that the input gear and drive gear assembly mesh.  Hold the core assembly to keep it upright on the rear housing, and rotate the input adapter.  This will cause the core assembly to rotate.  Check that the movement is smooth and not "notchy".  If movement is not smooth, add shims on top of the main bearing to lift the core pack until the operation is smooth and a gear backlash of approximately 0.2mm is achieved.  Remove core assembly from rear housing, and put this to one side with the shims.

Fig.11

* Take rear housing and lubricate lower part of support plate studs.  Lubricate both catches and place on studs checking for the correct operation of the ratchet.  Place catch springs over studs to secure catches against input ratchet.  Lubricate ground surface of input adapter with Rocol anti-scuffing paste.  Place support plate over adapter and onto studs, sealing the joint between casting and support plate with HYLOMAR sealant.  Place locking washers on studs and tighten nuts, locking over tabs.  Turn rear housing around and push plastic plug into hole in casting.
 

Fig.12


3. Trip Housing Assembly

* First assemble link by placing lower link and spring into link body. Lubricate and screw in upper link.  Place link assembly into lock and push in lock pin from countersunk side, as shown.  Lubricate rear hole in lock.  Place lock-link assembly in trip housing and insert swivel pin.  Place return spring on release shaft and lubricate.  Insert shaft into trip housing, engaging end of shaft in upper link.  Once shaft is in place, screw in lock stop screw.

Fig.13

* Lock Height Setting.
 For starters where Mounting Bracket and Trip Housing  are separate bolt assemblies together using two short bolts (Not necessary for one piece Mounting Bracket). Insert lock height gauge into bush, in Mounting Bracket,  through centre of Trip Housing and rotate.  The "go" pin should clear the lock, while the "no go" pin should not.  If this is not the case, remove the release shaft, and rotate the upper link so that it screws to the height required.  This operation may have to be repeated to get the lock height correct.

 

Fig. 14
 
* Lubricate and refit the reset mechanism which is a straight forward operation

 You are now ready to reassemble the sub-assemblies.

* Take the mounting bracket, trip housing and body and reassemble in the required, marked position using the front fixing screws.
* Take the core assembly and stand on end with gear face down.  Lubricate the front stub and place the thrust washer and Belleville washer in place. With the release lever in its tripped position lower the complete body, trip housing and mounting bracket  assembly over the core until the stub at the end of the main shaft is located in the bush in the mounting bracket.

* Place the assembly on its side.  Lubricate the drive gear assembly and insert the shims at the rear of the drive gear.  Take the rear housing and push  into  the rear of the body.  Stand the starter on end, with the rear housing on the bench.  Make sure that the body is tight against the shoulder on the rear housing and check the distance between the mounting flange face and the front edge of the drive pinion. This dimension should match the dimension shown in table for the particular starter type. If this dimension is found to be incorrect shims should be added between the Body and Trip Housing. Once this dimension is correct check that the Belleville washer is free to rotate. The clearance between  thrust washer and Belleville washer or Main Shaft end float is 0.05 mm to 0.25 mm. If the clearance is found to be too great shims should be added between the thrust washer and Belleville washer.  Repeat this until the correct clearance is achieved.  When all the operating clearances have been achieved  remove the mounting bracket and Trip housing assembly and seal all joint with Hylomar sealing compound. Assemble  the starter using the required Assembly Code or the marks placed on the body before dismantling. The front fixing screws should be tightened to a torque of  12-14 Nm, the rear radial fixing screws should be tightened to a torque of  6-8 Nm.  The starter is now complete.

 

Fig.15
 
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Final Check Before Returning to Engine

 Rotate the input adapter by hand.  The drive pinion should move forward to its front position.  Do not carry on winding, as this will begin to charge the starter.  Instead, operate the release lever, returning the drive pinion to its rear position. If this does not happen, the starter should be stripped down and the fault located.
 
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