ENGINE
EE022
Fig 
EE 
18
Ground 
test
of 
armature
5 
Check 
the
armature 
for 
short 
circuit
by 
placing 
it
on
an 
armature 
tester
placing 
a 
hack
saw 
blade 
over 
the
armature 
core 
and
by
rotating 
the 
armature 
If 
the 
saw
blade 
vibrates 
armature 
is 
short 
circuited
EE023
Fig 
EE 
19 
4 
rmature 
test
for 
short 
circuit
6 
Check 
the
armature 
for
continuity 
by
placing 
probes
of 
a 
tester 
on
two
segments 
side
by 
side
If 
the 
tester
shows 
no
conduction 
the 
circuit 
is
open
Over
runnmg 
clutch
assembly
Check 
the
over
running 
clutch 
for
operation 
and
replace 
if 
the 
clutch 
is 
defective 
due 
to
slippage 
or
dragging
Inspect 
the
pinion 
assembly 
and 
sleeve
Slceve 
must
slide
freely 
along 
the 
armature 
shaft
spline 
I
f
damages 
are
found 
or 
there
is 
a 
resistance 
while
sliding 
replace 
Inspect 
the
pinion 
teeth 
for 
excessive
rubbing 
and
replace
as
required 
Check 
the
flywheel 
ring 
gear 
also 
for
damage
and 
wear
Testing 
brush 
holder 
for
ground
Place 
one 
test
probe 
of 
a 
circuit 
tester 
on 
to 
the 
rear
cover 
and 
the 
other 
on
to 
the
positive 
side 
brush
holder 
If
the
tester 
shows 
conduction 
the 
brush 
holdcr 
is 
shorted
to
ground 
Replace 
the 
insulator 
or 
brush 
holder
od
l
Fig 
EE 
20
GTound 
test
of 
bTush 
holder
Pinion 
case
bearing 
metal
Inspect 
the
bearing 
metal 
for
wear 
and 
sidc
play 
If 
the
clearance 
between 
the
bearing 
metal 
and 
the
arma 
ture
shaft 
is
mOTe 
than 
0 
2
mm 
0 
0079 
in
replace 
the 
metal
Install 
a 
new
bearing 
and
adjust 
the 
clearance
to 
0 
03
to
0 
10 
mm 
0 
0012 
to 
0
0039 
in
Install 
the
bearing 
metal
so
that 
the 
end 
of
the
bearing 
metal 
is
flush 
with
gear 
case
end
plane
Magnetic 
switch
assembly
Inspect 
the
magnetic 
switch
contact 
surface 
If 
the
contact
surface 
is
rough
replace 
Replace 
the
pinion
sleeve
spring 
if
weakened
When
inspecting 
the 
series
coil
apply 
voltagc 
8 
to
12V 
between 
Sand 
M
terminals 
The 
series 
coil 
is 
normal
if
the
plunger 
is 
attracted
When
inspecting 
the
shunt 
coil 
connect 
the
S 
terminal
M
terminal 
and 
switch
body 
as 
shown
in
Figure 
EE 
21
With 
the
plunger 
attracted
open 
the
M 
terminal 
The
EE 
S