Listers,
I have fought the brush attachment battle and so far have had no success. I
can't heat the silver buss bar enough to solder to it because the heat is so
well conducted to the windings and their insulation. The starter is Lucas
number 25647. Maybe a local electrical repair shop would have a bonding tool
of some kind. Maybe those on this list who have replaced starter brushes have
an earlier unit that doesn't feature this type of brush connection. I try not
to have a bad attitude regarding Lucas hardware.
I have also found that the solenoid, detached from the starter, doesn't
operate strongly enough to close the electrical contacts while testing it with
battery jumper cables. I disassembled it and found nothing obviously wrong,
reassembled it and it still won't close the contacts without the little extra
help of a push of the armature by hand. Maybe I have somehow screwed it up
while disassembling the starter, it did work in the car. That gear drive
starter is looking better all the time.
Gary
'73
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