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quick one.. is it possible to get replacement brushes to refurb a Aircooled starter motor? or is a replacement better/cheaper?

and where to source a replacement? JK want £99 exchange

please help.. starter will only turn when someone holds the key and I hit the motor with a hammer!

I didn't think that was a problem with the brushes, but a sticky solendoid.. have you tried taking it apart and cleaning it up, that way you will at least be able to remove the brushes and check them, they were £6 for an alternator a few years back.

thanks for that

I'm going to try to take it off tonight (time permitting)

I replaced the brushes in my van a while back. It was a simple enough job. I cleaned all the dust out from inside the motor housing, cleaned up the commutator (motor contacts that the brushes touch), greased the bearings and it worked fine since then. Thats what I'd do if I were you. Its not that compicated.

cool..

did you replace the brushes? if so where did you get new ones from

Yeah i replaced them. Its mad not to if you ask me, unless theyre hardly worn at all. Theres an electric motor rebuilding place in Dublin that have all sorts of different sized brushes. Thats where I got mine from.