Bass Tracker TX17
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- May 26, 2008
- Messages
- 253
I?ll tell ya
It?s been along time since I had a day like this.
Packed the boat last night and fired it off this morning before I left.
Went to the lake and unloaded.
Parked the truck and jumped in to the boat and turned the key.. CLICK !!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding me?
Plenty of battery, hear the sol. click.
Wonderful, starter took a dump. OK THINK!!!
Check my mini tool box.
AHHHH ? socket set. 13mm largest socket.
Screwdrivers
Sand paper
MMMMMMM think!!!
4 tie wraps.
OK move the boat over on the beach.
Take the starter off and sit on the picnic table.
Disassemble and look. Nothing except dirty and carbon.
Brushes black rear bushing dry? Armature rusted and looks like touching the magnets.
OK lets give this a shot.
underscored the commutator with a mini screwdriver. Then sanded the contact surface and brushes,
OK now what.
Think
Found half a cement block. YEA.
Took the armature and ground the rust off the outside of it by rubbing on the block..
I now have 3 people sitting at the table with me and I?m giving a starter overhaul class.
You got to be kidding me. LOL
Have to clean the dust and junk off the sanded parts.
OKKKKK
AHHHHH YES.
?excuse me sir is that your car there??
?Yes it is? he said.
?I need your help?
?Sure, this is interesting? he said.
?Can you start your car and rev it up ?? I asked.
?OK he said? with this weird look on his face.
Hehehehehe he starts it and revs it up. I stick the starter parts on the end of the exhaust pipe and blow out the junk.
Back to the table.
I need some grease for the bushing and starter drive.
I run up to my trailer and pull off the bearing buddy cover. GREASE.
Put it where it has to go and start to assemble it.
Last problem.
4 spring loaded starter brushes and no way to hold them in the housing.
Out come the tie wraps.
No one is saying a word.
Wrap them around the brush holder and tighten them down.
Just enough to hold them in the slots. YES
Put the lower brush holder into the case.
Now I have tie wraps hanging out.
?I need a knife? I said. 3 came out.
Cut the wraps and slide them out and close the case.
Everyone is just hanging around while I reinstall the starter.
Hit the key
And
VAROOM.
Everyone at the table was cheering and hi fiving.
One guy said ?that?s the most amazing thing I?ve seen in a long time?
I thanked everyone and went out after I tried the starter a few times.
Still need to replace the brush and bushing holder. I don?t trust it now.
And I caught a few fish.
I don?t give up to easily?
It?s been along time since I had a day like this.
Packed the boat last night and fired it off this morning before I left.
Went to the lake and unloaded.
Parked the truck and jumped in to the boat and turned the key.. CLICK !!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding me?
Plenty of battery, hear the sol. click.
Wonderful, starter took a dump. OK THINK!!!
Check my mini tool box.
AHHHH ? socket set. 13mm largest socket.
Screwdrivers
Sand paper
MMMMMMM think!!!
4 tie wraps.
OK move the boat over on the beach.
Take the starter off and sit on the picnic table.
Disassemble and look. Nothing except dirty and carbon.
Brushes black rear bushing dry? Armature rusted and looks like touching the magnets.
OK lets give this a shot.
underscored the commutator with a mini screwdriver. Then sanded the contact surface and brushes,
OK now what.
Think
Found half a cement block. YEA.
Took the armature and ground the rust off the outside of it by rubbing on the block..
I now have 3 people sitting at the table with me and I?m giving a starter overhaul class.
You got to be kidding me. LOL
Have to clean the dust and junk off the sanded parts.
OKKKKK
AHHHHH YES.
?excuse me sir is that your car there??
?Yes it is? he said.
?I need your help?
?Sure, this is interesting? he said.
?Can you start your car and rev it up ?? I asked.
?OK he said? with this weird look on his face.
Hehehehehe he starts it and revs it up. I stick the starter parts on the end of the exhaust pipe and blow out the junk.
Back to the table.
I need some grease for the bushing and starter drive.
I run up to my trailer and pull off the bearing buddy cover. GREASE.
Put it where it has to go and start to assemble it.
Last problem.
4 spring loaded starter brushes and no way to hold them in the housing.
Out come the tie wraps.
No one is saying a word.
Wrap them around the brush holder and tighten them down.
Just enough to hold them in the slots. YES
Put the lower brush holder into the case.
Now I have tie wraps hanging out.
?I need a knife? I said. 3 came out.
Cut the wraps and slide them out and close the case.
Everyone is just hanging around while I reinstall the starter.
Hit the key
And
VAROOM.
Everyone at the table was cheering and hi fiving.
One guy said ?that?s the most amazing thing I?ve seen in a long time?
I thanked everyone and went out after I tried the starter a few times.
Still need to replace the brush and bushing holder. I don?t trust it now.
And I caught a few fish.
I don?t give up to easily?
.My hat is off to you
