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I rebuilt my starter. The one brush had bare wires on the hot side that had been arching on the cover (there was no sleeves on the wires) and one wire had only two strands left intact. I put it on this morning and tried it. The relay clicked a couple times and the starter turned the motor over nice and smooth then stopped. I tried to get it to turn over several more times but stopped when I saw smoke coming from the starter terminal. the wire had gotten so hot it started to melt the rubber boot. the starter housing was also hot . I have good continuity on the cable from the starter to the relay and the terminals were cleaned off. The battery had a full charge (and a low battery shouldn't cause the overheat issue). what do you think?
I rebuilt my starter. The one brush had bare wires on the hot side that had been arching on the cover (there was no sleeves on the wires) and one wire had only two strands left intact. I put it on this morning and tried it. The relay clicked a couple times and the starter turned the motor over nice and smooth then stopped. I tried to get it to turn over several more times but stopped when I saw smoke coming from the starter terminal. the wire had gotten so hot it started to melt the rubber boot. the starter housing was also hot . I have good continuity on the cable from the starter to the relay and the terminals were cleaned off. The battery had a full charge (and a low battery shouldn't cause the overheat issue). what do you think?