Club Car 1996 DS Golf Car Gasoline, Service Manual

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Disassembly of the Starter/Generator to Service Brushes, Continued:
2. Remove brush covers (29 and 30), screws (25) and lockwashers (26), brush springs (28), and brushes
(27) (Figure 12-41) (See Note below).
Cleaning, Inspection, and Replacement of Brushes
1. Visually inspect brushes. Replace brushes which are cracked or severely chipped.
2. There is a wear line on the side of the brush. If the end of the brush is within 1/16 inch (1.6 millimeters)
of the wear line, replace all four brushes (Figure 12-40).
• IF THE BRUSHES ARE NOT REMOVED, CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRUSHES AND COMMUTA-
TOR AS THE COMMUTATOR END COVER IS BEING REMOVED OR INSTALLED COULD POSSI-
BLY DAMAGE THE BRUSHES. LIFT THE BRUSH SPRINGS OUT OF THE NOTCHES IN THE
BRUSHES AND PULL THE BRUSHES BACK FROM THE CENTER OF THE COMMUTATOR END
COVER. THE SPRINGS WILL REST ON THE SIDES OF THE BRUSHES AND HELP PREVENT
THEM FROM SLIDING TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE COVER (FIGURE 12-43, PAGE 12-30).
• CLEAN AND INSPECT THE ARMATURE/COMMUTATOR AND THE BEARINGS (SEE DISASSEM-
BLY OF THE STARTER/GENERATOR TO SERVICE THE ARMATURE/ COMMUTATOR, PAGE 12-
30).
FIGURE 12-39 FIGURE 12-40
FIGURE 12-41
NOTE
NOTE
21
20
22
23
24
0
1
1/2
1/2
STARTER/GENERATOR
BRUSH
WEAR LINE
BRUSH
HOLDER
26
27
29
23
TYPICAL
3 PLACES
25
TYPICAL
4 PLACES
30
28