Starters - MOTORCRAFT: Overhaul: Disassembly
- Remove brush cover band and starter drive lever cover. Remove brushes from brush holders (Note lead positions for assembly). Remove through bolts, starter drive end housing and starter drive plunger lever return spring. Remove actuating lever pivot pin. Remove lever and slide armature out.
- Remove stop ring retainer. Remove and discard stop ring retaining starter drive gear to end of armature shaft, then remove starter gear assembly. Remove brush end plate. Remove screws retaining ground brushes to frame. Bend tab up on field coil (which operates drive gear actuating lever) retaining sleeve, remove sleeve.
- Remove coil retaining screws. Unsolder field coil leads from terminal screw, remove pole shoes and coils from frame. Unsolder insulated brush leads from field coils. Remove starter terminal nut, washer, insulator and terminal from starter frame.