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defect cause remedy

1. Discharged / Defective battery
2. Loose or oxidised battery terminals
/ corroded or loose connectors /
defective earth connectors.
3. Starter terminals or
carbon brushes earth/short circuited.
4. Brushes worn-out and do not
have proper contact with
commutator. Dirty or oily or badly
burnt commutator due to sticky
When starter is operated its shaft fails brushes.
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to rotate or rotates slowly. 5. Solenoid switch defective or
points badly pitted.
6. Armature / Field coil defective. 7.
Excessive voltage drop.

1. Pinion fouled
2. Burr formation on pinion or ring
gear.
3. Defective Aux. Coil
4. Mounting loose
5. Worn CE / DE bush
6. CE bearing pin loose

Pinion fails to engage though

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armature rotates

1. Sticky starting switch 2.

Short in wiring Harness 3.
Dry - DE bush 4.
Pinion flywheel gear fouled or
Starter continues running after damaged.
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release of starting switch
 1. Insufficiently charged battery /
corroded terminals. 2.
Insufficient pressure on carbon
brushes or worn-out brushes. 3.
Shorted / Earthing armature. 4.
Slipping Clutch assembly 5.
Partially earthing field coil 6.
Solenoid 2nd contact not making
Pinion engages but starter does not
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crank the engine