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Old 02-10-2011, 04:12 AM
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Reassembly (1)

Once you've taken one apart it is quite easy to see how it all goes back together again. After cleaning and painting parts I greased up the drive assembly... (Please note Bosch recommends oil on all moving parts - it was my personal choice to use grease)



...attached the solenoid actuating arm and placed it into its housing.



I applied grease to the bearing surface here too. I believe these bearings are meant to be soaked in oil prior to insertion to the assembly – I decided to use grease – but you could try oil with the bearings in place. Good luck with that!

(Yet again - Please note Bosch recommends oil on all moving parts - it was my personal choice to use grease)

Next I fitted the bolt that holds the actuating arm in place...



...and put the metal cover and rubber top in place.

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An OM617 starter motor is for LIFE not just for Christmas!-starter-motor-greasing-up-drive-mechanism.jpg   An OM617 starter motor is for LIFE not just for Christmas!-starter-motor-place-drive-assembly-into-housing.jpg   An OM617 starter motor is for LIFE not just for Christmas!-starter-motor-solenoid-actuator-arm-cover.jpg   An OM617 starter motor is for LIFE not just for Christmas!-starter-motor-fitting-actuating-lever.jpg  
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Last edited by Stretch; 02-10-2011 at 08:47 AM. Reason: Added in a warning about using grease!
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