Those starter screws don't really come out. The rebuilders have a
special vise and screw-wrench assy that can do it, but if those
windings are shot, best to get another body with the windings in it.
Miles
starter screws
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Re: starter screws
Now, this is not brain surgery, a hand held impact tool or impact
wrench with the proper Phillips head attached will make them come loose.
But Miles is correct in that if your windings are not giving you proper
continuity or are grounded then why make the effort. Your bendex on your
starter may also be at fault causing the starter to drag which can cause
field windings to short out. Or it could be an end bearing, short brushes
even the gaps in the commutator could be filled causing a short. 30 years
of use is a long time for a starter.
So getting your starter remanufactured by a professional shop is
really the way to do it. New solenoids are available for around $15.00 and
even the bendex can be rebuilt. Often at Old Car Swap meets there are
rebuilders present that can and do provide assistance in restoring your
starter. One thing to watch for is that rebuild manuals state the Datsun
510 starter bendex is a replacement for the Honda 600 starter bendex, as
Miles stated earlier, this is not true. It is better that you have them
rebuild your starter and not change the bendex. 7 to 8 times out of 10 the
old bendex is reusable. But don't let them toss the original bendex. I as
well as others who have owned or worked on these small wonders have often
found that a Datsun bendex is the route of the starter problem.
Bill
wrench with the proper Phillips head attached will make them come loose.
But Miles is correct in that if your windings are not giving you proper
continuity or are grounded then why make the effort. Your bendex on your
starter may also be at fault causing the starter to drag which can cause
field windings to short out. Or it could be an end bearing, short brushes
even the gaps in the commutator could be filled causing a short. 30 years
of use is a long time for a starter.
So getting your starter remanufactured by a professional shop is
really the way to do it. New solenoids are available for around $15.00 and
even the bendex can be rebuilt. Often at Old Car Swap meets there are
rebuilders present that can and do provide assistance in restoring your
starter. One thing to watch for is that rebuild manuals state the Datsun
510 starter bendex is a replacement for the Honda 600 starter bendex, as
Miles stated earlier, this is not true. It is better that you have them
rebuild your starter and not change the bendex. 7 to 8 times out of 10 the
old bendex is reusable. But don't let them toss the original bendex. I as
well as others who have owned or worked on these small wonders have often
found that a Datsun bendex is the route of the starter problem.
Bill