Re: Rebuilding starters

["David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxx>" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The rebuild you describe is the type done by a majority of rebuilders,
they basically just disassemble, clean and replace brushes, reassemble
and paint. If you are really lucky they may even lubricate. This is
not what should be considered a rebuild. If you want to call it
anything you might call it a "freshen up". A proper rebuild would be a
complete tear-down, test the fields and armature, lightly clean-up the
commutator, balance, replace the bearings and brushes, set the end
play, replace the solenoid, reassemble and lubricate and then finally
bench test for speed, current draw, and balance. Of course if there
are any worn or damaged parts (like the bendix) they also replace. A
really good shop will bead-blast and paint too. You can get some idea
of how good the work is from the warrenty offered. If it is short then
you can guess how much confidence they have in their work.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



> Rebuilding a starter mostly involves simply cleaning it
out,replacing the brushes (I gurantee that the brushes that fit do
exsist since almost all are similar) and replacing failed relays.It is
fairly easy to order replacement relays and selenoids that work.If
anything else has failed (like the field coils are burned) then it is
junk anyway and cheaper and faster to get a new one.
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