CHANGHE FREEDOM SERVICE MANUAL ENGINE
STARTING MOTOR
Condition Cause Correction
Starter runs but
pinion will not
mesh into ring
gear
1. Worn pinion of starter clutch
2. Defective splines, resulting in sticky
pinion plunging motion
3. Worn bush
4. Small gear ejection worn
5. Worn teeth of ring gear
Replace
Repair or replace
Replace
Adjust
Replace
Starter will not
run at all, or runs
but runs too
slow to crank
with full force
Battery trouble
1. Poor contact in battery terminal.
2. Loose ground cable connection.
3. Battery runs down.
4. Battery voltage too low due to battery
deterioration.
Ignition switch trouble
1. Poor contacting action
2. Lead wire socket loose in place
3. Open-circuit between ignition switch
and magnet
Magnet switch trouble
1. Lead wire socket loose in place
2. Burnt contact plate, or poor contacting
action
3. Open-circuit in put-in coil
4. Open-circuit in holding
Starter proper trouble
1. Brushes seating poorly or worn down
2. Burnt commutation
3. Open-circuit in armature winding
4. Worn-down starter
Repair or retighten
Retighten
Recharge
Replace
Replace
Retighten
Repair
Retighten
Replace or repair
Replace
Replace
Replace or repair
Repair or replace
Replace
Replace
Starter does not
stop running
1 Fused contact points of
magnet-switch contact plate
2 Short-circuit between turns of
magnet-switch coil(layer short-circuit)
3 Worn-down starter
Repair or replace
Replace
Replace
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