Disassembly & Assembly

Mark rear cover, field coil housing and front drive housing for reassembly reference. Remove solenoid and shims, rear cover and brush plate. Remove field coil housing and pull armature and yoke lever from front drive housing. See Fig 1 & Fig 2 . Use arbor press to remove circlip, stopper and pinion drive from armature shaft. See Fig 3.
To assemble, reverse removal procedures. Lubricate solenoid plunger, yoke lever and armature bushings. Use arbor press and pinion drive to install stopper and circlip on armature shaft. See Fig 3. Ensure brush plate, rear cover and field coil housing are aligned when installing through bolts.

Fig 1: View of Direct Drive Starters (Miata, Protege, 323 & MX-3)

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Fig 2: Exploded View of Direct Drive Starters (B2200)

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Fig 3: Removing & Installing Armature Circlip & Stopper

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