Uh... no. Starter brush springs, like generator springs, are often
(not always) a coil spring like a snail, and are specific to a starter number.
I'm waiting for Doug to give me the starter number so he can have
the correct part.
Peter C
===
At 11:32 AM 6/3/2011, Jim Johnson wrote:
>McMaster Carr???
>
>Cheers!!
>Jim
>
>On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Allen Hefner <lbc77mg@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > You should be able to find a spring that will work. It's only a spring and
> > they are available in all sorts of sizes.
> > See http://www.harborfreight.com/200-piece-assorted-spring-set-67562.html
> > I would ask at a decent auto supply store and take the good spring with
> > you. Make sure to replace them both.
> >
> > You could buy a rebuilt starter, use the spring, and throw the rest
> > away...well, maybe that's not such a good idea.
> >
> > We have a starter/generator/alternator shop in Jenkintown, PA that is
> > totally old school. He has an antique test bench that he still uses. Lots
> > of big gauges mounted on a beautiful sheet of hardwood. He rebuilt a
> > starter for me once, that was SOOOO much better than the rebuilt I bought
> > from one of the usual sources...that didn't work.
> >
> > Allen Hefner
> > Norristown, PA
> >
> > *Current:*
> > 2006 Chebbie
> > *Former:*
> > 1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III
> > 1967 Triumph TR4A IRS
> > 1964 VW Type I
> > 1967 VW Type II
> > 1967 Rover 2000TC
> > 1977 MG Midget
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Doug Altman <doug_altman@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Okay, guys, I really messed up this time. Original 1959 Mark 1 Bugeye
> > > 948cc.
> > > My starter wouldn't work. Tore it apart. All corroded inside so brushes
> > > would not move. Got everything cleaned and freed up but broke a brush
> > > spring
> > > in the process. They are old and brittle. None of the usual LBC parts
> > > suppliers carry them. Does anybody know where I can purchase a new set
> > or
> > > have cross reference numbers for a readily available set from a car parts
> > > store? Tomorrow I visit the only starter repair shop in the tri-cities
> > to
> > > see
> > > if they can help, but you know how that goes! Thanks. Doug ....o~'o
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