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TROUBLESHOOTING
Section I. GENERAL
shooting procedures to be performed after a
11. PURPOSE
starter has been removed from the engine.
Note. Information in this chapter is for use
of maintenance personnel in conjunction with,
a. Inspection after the starter is removed
and as a supplement to, the troubleshooting sec-
from the engine is performed to verify any
tion in the pertinent vehicle organizational
diagnosis made when the starter was on the
maintenance manual. It provides continuation
engine, to uncover further defects, or to deter-
of instructions where a remedy in the organiza-
mine malfunctions if the starter alone is re-
tional maintenance manual refers to technical
maintenance personnel for corrective action.
ceived by the maintenance establishment. This
inspection is particularly important in the last
case because it is often the only method of de-
Operation of a deadlined vehicle without a
termining the malfunction without completely
preliminary examination can cause further dam-
disassembling the starter.
age to a disabled starter and possible injury to
personnel. By careful inspection and trouble-
shooting, such damage and injury can be avoided
and, in addition, the causes of faulty operation
b . Troubleshooting a disabled starter after
of the starter can often be determined without
it has been removed from the engine consists
extensive disassembly.
of subjecting it to tests on a suitable test stand.
This chapter discusses those symptoms which
can be diagnosed by using the testing equipment
DURES
and interprets the results in terms of probable
causes. Information pertaining to this testing is
contained in paragraphs 37 through 39.
This chapter contains inspection and trouble-
Section II. TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES
13. GENERAL
assembled and repaired before proceeding with
further tests. Additional operational tests per-
The major troubleshooting procedures per-
formed on a damaged starter would only in-
formed on a starter after removal from an en-
crease the damage.
gine are made on a test stand. However, the
starter should be inspected before the tests are
Note. Make certain that unusual noises are
performed to eliminate the possibility of further
not produced by the test equipment used.
damage. Rotate the armature by hand to make
sure it is free. If difficulty is encountered, dis-
assemble the started (pars. 18 through 23). If
the armature turns freely, continue with trouble- -
might be encountered, their probable cause, and
shooting procedures. When the cause for failure
has been determined, the starter should be dis-
the recommended corrective action.
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