Starter Overhaul -- the finale...

Posted by Gordon Biggar on July 16, 1998 at 21:02:22

It seems the closer I get to cranking up my "A" after overhauling both the engine, transmission, and anything else that I saw move, the farther away I find myself from ignition!
When I overhauled the starter a couple of months back, I thought it was a piece of cake (at least for an English Literature major).All I did was turn the commutator and replace the bushings.The brushes were okay, although there was some minor fraying on one or two of the wires in isolated spots.The shaft turns ever so smoothly to boot.
Naturally, when I went to crank the engine for the "big test," nothing!I knew it had to be the starter switch -- it could not have been my rebuild.Wrong!Switch is fine, but putting juice to the starter terminal creates sparks, but nothing else.I should note that the starter worked perfectly prior to my overhaul.(I hate to admit that.)
Are there continuity/voltage tests that I can perform to determine if there is a short (somewhat obvious), and where.Can one isolate whether the fault lies in the wiring to the brushes (they are seating well on the commutator), the windings on the armature, or the field coils?
One day...
Thanks in advance for any and all thoughts, polite or otherwise.
Regards,
Gordon

Follow Ups:
Re: Starter Overhaul --Yes, there really IS a finale!!! Gordon Biggar July 17, 1998 at 22:35:48(3)
No meekness required. Joe July 20, 1998 at 10:34:10(0)
Re: Starter Overhaul --Yes, there really IS a finale!!! DJ.Voyce July 18, 1998 at 01:33:29(0)
Re: Starter Overhaul --well done, gordon-----! ! carla July 17, 1998 at 22:58:15(0)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale... Dave Sturges July 17, 1998 at 19:54:54(1)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale... Gordon Biggar July 17, 1998 at 22:14:18(0)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale (not quite)... DJ.Voyce July 17, 1998 at 01:09:32(2)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale - Fourth of July... Colonel Biggs July 17, 1998 at 10:14:02(0)
Don't forget dead armature segment. Joe July 17, 1998 at 06:22:00(0)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale.., we hope. carla July 17, 1998 at 01:07:22(5)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale.., possible test? Colonel Biggs July 17, 1998 at 10:03:13(4)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale.., possible test? carla July 17, 1998 at 18:14:31(3)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale.., possible test? Colonel Biggs July 17, 1998 at 22:00:23(0)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale.., possible test? Lew July 17, 1998 at 21:21:22(1)
Re: Starter Overhaul -- the finale.., possible test? Gordon Biggar July 17, 1998 at 22:08:51(0)

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