Step 4. Mounting the Brush Housing
Now it’s time to mount the Brush Housing. Let’s take a closer look for a minute and see
exactly how it works. If you understand what you are working with it’s less likely you
will make a mistake.
The Housing is made so it can be removed from the mount with 2 screws. DO NOT try
to disassemble the brush unit itself as it is sealed during assembly at the factory.
There are 4 spring-loaded brushes (contactors) in each housing. When you receive your
kit, there will be a triangular shipping cover over the brushes to keep them compressed
during shipping. You can remove this cover when you are ready for installation. (Discard
the shipping cover screws and DO NOT use them)
While working with this during assembly on the bike, pay special attention that the
brushes are inside the housing enough that they move easily. They can sometimes extend
to the very edge of the housing and bind. Brushes are fragile and will break if given
minor force in anything other than their intended direction. In this case, “intended
direction” is straight in and out of the housing.
Also take notice of the way the housing is attached to the mount. There is a concave
radius on one end that should always be the side that faces the “Y” of the mount. This is
critical to spacing on some bikes, and critical to wiring on ALL bikes. Got that?
Universal Mount Brush Housing Brushes Concave side to face “Y”
