Starter assembly question

[elwood]

Hey guys, wile replacing a broken spring, somehow I let the armature slide out of the brushes, I was looking for the easy way, if there is one, to get the armature back in the brushed ..
Thanks..

 

[Kurt in NJ]

For a long time I used an old bicycle spoke as a hook to lift the springs ----pull the brush out, put together, lift the spring, fit the brush into the holder, release the spring--make sure the end of the spring is centered on the brush so it wears even

 

[GB SISSON]

After a few too many of those 'slide apart' mishaps I always put nuts on the end of the two long bolts as soon as I pull the starter.

 

[elwood]

Yea me too most times ...

 

[flatheadfan]

This is not as big of an crisis as it looks. Remove the armature leaving the brush plate attached. Take off the band. Reach down inside the housing and push a brush up into its' holder. This pushes the two connecting copper cables up and above the starter housing. Place a screw driver (anything will do), under the copper wire loupe to hold the brush up. Repeat for the remaining three. Place the armature back in the starter housing and remove each screwdriver letting the brushes down to the armature. Done.

Hope this helps.

Tom