89 EZGO Removing Starter

[Ga_goat]

Is there some sort of secret for removing of the starter WITHOUT removing trailing arm or engine pan on a 89 EZGO? I got the nut off but the end of the bolt that has to come out is in a hole with about 3" clearence to drive it out and I don't think it's been out before. Starter must be rebuilt / replaced as it doesn't work well.

 

[HotRodCarts]

They can be a pain to get out on the older Marathons. Spray it good with penetrating oil and let it soak.

 

[Ga_goat]

got it off and apart , need brush plate brushes and I can get the bearings locally they are pretty much std .
brush plate had a bad stud that goes through the back plate got the insulator around the stud also . looks like it may have taken a hit from somthing .

 

[Ga_goat]

Guess what the brush plate and the studs that go through the back plate are seperate items , got the new stud and bearings in hand will be putting it back together tomorrow , also got the starter shop to check the armature and field coils and they are fine . I think this cart is going to be a good one for my , decided not to do a frame up restoration because I would just beat it up in the woods anyway . lifting 6 inches and going to 12 inch rims going with tall tires and not so wide , a winch front and back ,, it's already a dark muddy green so am just going over it with a flat clear coat .

 

[Ga_goat]

Question - should the starter/gen run in the vise with 12 volts applied to 1 stud on the back plate and the same side stud on the case ????? I know old farm equipment generators would turn when done this way .

 

[HotRodCarts]

To bench test the starter you need to put a jumper cable between F1 and A1.

Then jump it with 12 volts on F2 and A2.

 

[Ga_goat]

Thanks for the info will be back at it tomorrow 1 hour a day is all I gat with this one right now ... will have a 4 day weekend this week tho
should get a lot done then .

 

[Ga_goat]

jumpered it out and tested it this morning it started fine and kept building speed fot about 15 seconds ( as long as I kept pwr to it ) , putting it in tonight .

 

[Ga_goat]

GREAT NEWS , well at least Good news ,, well maby just news ,, more like info,,, well not so good info ,, terrible info ,, awful news ,, starter works GREAT ,, great enough to do a compression test ,,,,,,,, 60 lbs UGH

 

[HotRodCarts]

Thats not good news for sure. Sounds like it's time for a engine rebuild...