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4) Reassembly and Adjustment
To reassemble the starter, follow the reverse of disassembling procedure, and observe the following precautions:
(1) Apply grease to the following parts during assembly.
① Sleeve bearing and ball.
② Sleeve bearing in internal gear.
③ Sleeve bearing in rear bracket.
④ Gear shaft.
⑤ Sliding surface of lever and overrunning clutch.
⑥ Armature shaft gear, internal gear and planetary
gears.
⑦ Sliding surfaces of pinion and front bearing.
(2) Armature shaft end play
No adjustment.
(3) Pinion position adjustment.
After completing reassembly, check pinion position
to be sure that it is between 0.5 and 2.0 mm.
To adjust, proceed as follows:
① Connect the starter to a battery, as shown in Fig.
110X.
Close switch. This will shift pinion into cranking
position.
② Push pinion back by hand and measure the amount
of the pinion movement as shown in Fig. 111X.
If the amount does not fall within limit, adjust it by
adding or removing shims which are located
between switch and front bracket.
Adding shims decreases the amount of the
movement.
109X
110X
111X