Removing Escudo Starter Motor

[Big-AL]

I am going to be removing the starter motor on my g16a 16v auto escudo this afternoon. anyone have any tips or hints? easy job or a bit tricky?

[wopass]

from memory mate you need a 12mm spanner and a 10mm spanner and thats about it, 1 ,10mm nut to remove main power feed to starter and 2 ,12mm bolts to bell housing. as well as just pull the starter wire plug off.

its been a long time since i did one but should be close.

[Big-AL]

thanks i have pulled a few starters off other vehicles over the years, and they are normally removed just as you have described. just wondering if there any little tricks specific to the escudo.

[Big-AL]

ok, so i removed the starter motor this morning. the problem was that the escudo intermitently wouldnt start. it wouldnt wind over or click, just nothing when i turned the key. If i taped the starter a few times then it would start everytime.

can you still replace brushes in starter motors? i have included a few pictures of the starter motor, does anyone have any suggestions on what i should do? clean this one up, just get a 2nd hand one etc...?

[Rotazuk]

If it did not even click but worked after a tap I would say its the solenoid not the actual starter .
If it clicked but did not wind over until a tap then its probably the brushed in the motor .

If you can get it back together , get another solenoid . If not just get a second hand starter , they are dime a dozen .

Chris

[meatc]

Looks like there are 2 well worn brushed in there. Shoud be cheap enoiugh to replace. Auto parts store or auto sparky should have them.

But givin your symptoms I would say solenoid too. The one in my W/C truck does that after most good dunkings. Sealed unit that is not water tight and the contacts melt when you put power through them when they are wet. Last a while but get slowly worse.