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Old 02-27-2017, 10:20 AM
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It sounds like there are two pairs of brushes in your starter. Each pair completes a circuit through the armature, with the brushes as a sliding contact for electricity.

I think of the 3 connections that failed, the first 2 took out one of the pairs of brushes, and your starter still worked with the other pair. The third one that failed, no place left for current to flow.

Why do they fail? Use well past design life.
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