ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
Starter/Generator
2000 FE290 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement Page 12-7
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Bearing Removal
1. Place the wedge attachment tool (Club Car Part No. 1012812) between the bearing and the armature.
Make sure the wedge attachment tool is supporting the inner race of the bearing. If a press is not avail-
able, secure a bearing puller (Club Car Part No. 1012811) to the wedge attachment tool and pull the
bearing off of the end of the armature shaft. Support the armature so that it will not drop when the bear-
ing is removed (Figure 12-10, Page 12-7).
2. Discard the bearings.
3. Slide the bearing retainer (32) off of the output end of the shaft (Figure 12-8, Page 12-6).
Field Coil Removal
1. Remove the retaining nut from each field coil terminal and slide the insulator out of the slots in the housing.
Remove the four pole piece screws from the housing. Remove the four pole pieces from inside the housing.
Remove the field coils from the inside of the housing (Figure 12-11, Page 12-8). See following NOTE.
Visual Inspection of Armature
Obvious defects can be seen by examining the armature. If an armature has frayed or charred insulation,
broken wires or thrown solder, it is obvious without testing that it should be replaced. Faults seen during the
visual inspection can aid in diagnosing the original cause of the failure. Items to look for are listed below.
• Burned, charred, or cracked insulation
• Improperly cured varnish
• Thrown solder
• Flared armature windings
• Worn, burned, or glazed commutator
• Loose or raised commutator bars
• Bruised or damaged armature core laminations
• Worn armature bearing or shaft
• Dirty or oily commutator
Figure 12-10 Bearing Removal
• DO NOT REMOVE THE INSULATORS OR THE FIELD COILS UNLESS AN ELECTRICAL TEST
INDICATES THAT IT IS NECESSARY (FIGURE 12-11, PAGE 12-8). SEE SECTION 11, TEST
PROCEDURE 8
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25.
Use a 1/2 inch
socket or pipe.
PRESS RAM
Use a 1/2 inch
socket or pipe.
Support
inner race
of bearing.
Press on
armature
shaft.
WEDGE
ATTACHMENT
TOOL
BEARING
PULLER
TOOL
WEDGE
ATTACHMENT
TOOL
BEARING IS SECTIONED
FOR CLARITY
NOTE