How to Clean and Reassemble a Starter for an Outboard Motor.

[@Mrshugo-tq7ki]

You and this video were great company when I ate my dinner. And it helped me understand how to clean the starter for my bote motor. Thanks for this video :)

[@LivetofishOutboardRepair]

I'm very glad if the video helps you. Thanks for commenting.

[@GuysDoingGood]

Thought you might like to know that your video helped me to clean up my starter motor that was struggling to turn my outboard (Yamaha 40hp 4-stroke). I followed your video, cleaned all the parts, tested it on the bench vice and then replaced it on the engine and now its starting the engine first time. Thanks a ton for your video, it was a lot of help (getting that bottom part on with the 4 contacts and springs was the most challenging).

[@LivetofishOutboardRepair]

Los Gatos Hermanos … that’s fantastic! I’m so glad you got something out of the video that helped. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.

[@Bigmtb805]

We had the identical starter and had various issues such as the starter not having enough power to turn the flywheel and at other times, it wouldn't raise up enough to engage the flywheel at all. After following this video step by step, both problems are now resolved. Thank you very much!

[@LivetofishOutboardRepair]

@xDarkOne… That’s great, I’m glad you resolved your starter problems. Thanks for watching and sharing your experience.

[@stanleyfoxx3227]

Curious to know how it spins the motor now. Good luck and hope it works out with the motor you are thinking of buying.

[@LivetofishOutboardRepair]

I’m curious too. I looked up the model number from the bottom plate of the starter and discovered it was only made for up to a 50 hp motor. That is probably why. This starter is just not strong enough to turn over a 135 hp motor. Oh well, at least the starter is cleaned and ready for a smaller motor.

[@michaeldob2153]

@@LivetofishOutboardRepair Is this a special plate which you used for the brushes during the assembly of the Starter?

[@LivetofishOutboardRepair]

@@michaeldob2153 I used an old credit card and cut a “U” shape out of it.

[@jeffb8562]

Pretty sure it’s the spring

[@tommyparker6187]

What was it u used to keep the brushes down so you could put it back together

[@LivetofishOutboardRepair]

A modified credit card

[@Z-Ack]

Yea same starter same issue, same attempts to clean except i was a bit more thorough.. abd nada.. she still doesnt have the balls to turn the motor over but once..

[@LivetofishOutboardRepair]

Sorry to hear that. Sometimes you just can’t bring them back from the dead

[@Steve-wz5pz]

Unless there is continued acceleration of the shaft -- there is ZERO reason for that Bendix to stay up. Physics and all that.

[@LivetofishOutboardRepair]

@Steve-wz5pz… I agree. That’s why when the flywheel begins to spin faster than the bendix the bendix drops.