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Fiat Punto (176) Factory Service Manual (1993-1999)09 · 55 Electrical system
09 · Electrical

Dismantling brush carrier and its plate

Make
Fiat
Model
Punto (176) Factory Service Manual
Year
1993–1999
Section
Starter › Dismantling brush carrier and its plate
55 Electrical systemDismantling brush carrier and its plate
A hand using a tool to remove the brush spring retaining button from the starter motor.

Dismantling brush carrier and its plate

  1. N° 4 brush spring retaining button
A hand removing the brush carrier, brush carrier plate, and brush n° 4 from the starter motor.

Dismantling brush carrier and its plate

To renew the brushes only, break the old brushes with a hammer or crush them in a vice, then tin solder the winding terminals in the new brushes.

  1. N° 4 brush carrier
  2. Brush carrier plate
  3. Brush n° 4
A screwdriver being used to remove bolts securing the solenoid to the front end bracket of the starter motor.

Removing bolts securing solenoid to front end bracket

Disconnect the nut securing the stator winding to the solenoid.

Solenoid: conduct the continuity and earth insulation tests.

Parts & tools for this job For 1993 Fiat Punto

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