Operation,
mainten
an
ce
and
lubric
a
tion
of
electric
starters
Operoting
instructions
Do n
ot
leave the
storler
switched
on
longer thon 10 seconds without interruption.
Before switching
on
again,
wail
1 minute
to
allow
the storter
10
cool
cnd
the
bollery
to recover. If there
is
a grating
of
teelh, switch off storler immediately
and
repeat
storling
attempt.
let
go
Ihe
starter
as
soon
as
the
engine
runs
under
i
ts
own
powe
r.
Should Ihe syslem nol
be
provided
wilh a
slarler
safety
device, never swilcn
on
Ihe
slarler
until
the
engine
or
Ihe pinion
have
come
10 rest,
as
otherwise
damage
wi
ll
be
caused
to
pinion
and
gear
rim.
If
Ihe
engine
does
not
start
afler
some starting
attempts,
further starting
attempts
will
serve no
purpose
and
will only
lead
10
exhaustion
of
the battery. T
he
faull should
be
sough
l
and
remed
ied (chack the fuel supply
in
particular
).
Maintenance
Danger
of
short circuits a
ri
ses when work
is
carried
out
on
t
he
electrical
components
of
I
he
built-in
starter.
It
is
therefore
strongly recommended,
before
carrying
oul
such
work,
that
the
earth
lead
be
disconnected from
the
bollery.
Do
not
ploca
tools
on
the
balle
r
y!
Carbon
brush
es
The condilion
of
the
corban
brushes should
be
checked periodically. After removing
the
retain
ing st
rop
(2,
Fig.
61)
of
the sliding
gear
storl
er
or
screwing off
the
cop
(1,
Fig
.
62)
a nd taking out the fuse, the
compensa
ti
ng
washers
and
the
cap
(2,
Fig.
62)
of
the ine
rt
ia
pi
nion t
ype
st
arter,
the
spring which presses the relevant
corban
brush on
to the com
mu
t
ator
should
be
raise
d,
preferably
with a h
oo
k (take
core
not to
bend
spring
to
one side
and
not
to raisa it longer
than
necessary). Now ched:: th
at
the cor-
ban
brushes
can
easily
be
moved
in
their gui
des
in
the
brush holder.
The cor
ban
brushes
and
brush holders must
be
kept free
of
dust, oil
and
gr
ease.
If
th
ese
paris a re dirty
or
jam, they should
be
cleaned
with a
clean
gasoline-damped
rag
(not with
waste
wool,
as
this easily sheds fibres)
and
well dried.
Do
not
sand
p
aper,
file
or
use knives
on
the bright
ground
surface
of
the
corban
brushes.
Blowout
the brush holders well. If a
carbon
brush
is
broken,
unsoldered
or
so worn thol
lhe
spring
or
the soldered-in
strand
in
the
brush is in
danger
of
striking
aga
in
st
the
brush holder, then
it
should
be
replaced. (Use only
80SCH
corban
br
ushes.)
When
filling
th
e
corban
brushes,
core
should
be
taken
that
the
spring
does
not strike
agains
t the brush.
When
fitting the cover strop
(2,
Fig.
61)
of
the sliding pin
io
n
starter,
core
should
be
laken
to
ensure
that
the locking clasp lies
on
the middle
of
a
web;
the
sealing strip
gl
ued
inio t
he
strop
should clo
se
lr
fil
everywhere.
When
fitting
Ih
a
cop
(2,
Fig.
62)
a
the
inerlia pinion
type
storler,
core
should
be
token
10 ensure t
hat
the a r
matu
re
shaf
t
is
sea
ted correctly
in
the hausinlil
and
that
t
he
carbon
brushes
ore
in
close
con
t
act
with Iha commutator. Fit
compensa
ting
washers
and
fuse
and
screw
on
cop
(1,
Fig.
62).
The
carbon
brushes should 01 a
ll
events
be
renewed
when the
engine
is
given a
gene-
ral
overhaul.
Commulator
The c
ommutator
should
have
on
even, grey-block surf
ace,
and
must
be
fr
ee
of
dust,
oil
and
gre.ase. Soil
ed
commutators should
be
cleaned
with a
dean
gasoline
.damped
r
ag
(not
Wit
h
waste
wool)
and
well dried. Commutators which hove
become
scored
and
eccentric musl
be
re-turned
in
0 suitably eq
uipped
wor
kshop.
By
no
means
should
a
(o
m
mutator
be
worked
on
with
sandpaper
or
a file.
lubricalion
Bo
th
bea
rings of.
the
star
t
er
are
provided with a self-lubricat
in
g
bearing
(Compo.
bush). These
bearings
must not
be
Qreased
or
treated
wi
th
grease-d
issolving cleaners.
To
i
nc
r
ease
their service life,
the
pinion
and
the
gear
ri
m should
be
cleaned
periodi-
ca
ll
y
wi
lh a brush
dipped
in
gasoline
and
t
he
n
re-greased
(graphite gr
ease,
e. g.
BOSCH
Ftl
v 13).lf necessary, remove burrs from
gear
rim
and
pinion.
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Starter
faults
Wh
en
fa ults arise it shol,lld
be
borne
in
mind
tho
t their
cause
n
eed
not necessarily lie
with the
starte
r itse
lf
, nor
in
the
poor
electrical connection of the vehicle
earthing
points, but olso
in
the fuel supply. The following remediol hints
ore
limited to the
actual
sta
rter system.
A.
When
the
ignition
is
twitched
on
,
the
armature
s
haft
does
not
rotat
e,
or
only slowly:
I. Bollery
exhausted
.
2.
Battery
defe(tive.
3.
Battery
te
rminals l
oose,
oxidized,
earth
(onnection
poor.
4.
Starter
brushes
or
terminals
have
g r
ound
(ontoct.
5.
Carbon
brushes
of
th
e sl
arier
do
not
lie
on
the
commutator,
are
jammed
in their
guides,
are
wor
n,
broke
n,
oi
l-
sm
e
ar
ed
or
soiled.
6.
St
a r
ter
swit
ch
damaged
(p
orts
loose,
so
that
switch
is
not o
n,
burnt ou t
).
7.
Ma
g netic
swi
t
ch
of
st
ar
ter
damage
d
(on
ly
with solen
oid-controlled
star
ter).
8.
Loss
of
cu
rrent
in
l
eads
too
great,
le
ads
damaged,
lead
connections
loose.
B.
Armature
rotat
es,
bUI
pinion
does
not
engage
:
1.
Pinion soiled.
2.
Burr
on
pinion
or
gear
rim.
C.
When
the ignition is switched
on
,
the
s
larter
ormature
rolates
until
the
pinion connect"5,
then
stops:
1.
Battery insufficient
ly
charged.
2.
Pressure
of
carbon
br
ushes
insufficient.
3.
Mag
nelic switcn of
starter
(only
with solenoid-controlled starter) not
in
orde
r.
4.
loss
of current
in
leads
too
great
.
D.
Startor
keeps running
after
switch
is
released:
1.
St
ar
t
er
switch
do
es not
swi
t(h off
or
magneti(
swit
ch
(only with solenoid-
controlled
starte
r) sticks.
E. Pinion
does
not
dis
engage
after
engine
statl$:
I.
Pinion
or
flywheel
toot
hing
badly
soil
ed
or
damaged;
return spring
weak
or
bro
ken.
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