How to make old Starter Motor Work like New. How to fix, rebuild and clean starter motor.

I'd like to thank you for this video. I am a farmer and on Saturday at 3pm my tractor wouldn't start. The starter smoked a bit on its last try and I assumed it was dead. I watched your video then took my starter apart. I had nothing to lose since the tractor store was closed 'till Monday. It was extremely dirty with oily, greasy dirt. I cleaned it well and reassembled it. After that, I bench tested it (another YT video) and it worked! Today it has been working much better than before and I've transplanted cauliflower, zucchini and summer squash. I'd be down for days sourcing a new starter without this video. It feels good to solve a problem and keep trucking. Thanks man!

[@Work_G]

Thank You so much! I work for these kind of comments and I am very happy that it helped

@@Work_G still working! Thanks!

[@tbone73]

I just cleaned the starter from a 1960 tractor and it worked like a dream! Thanks for the making the video!

[@Work_G]

Thanks for watching

[@dereksuperstrong1210]

Sweet beats. I normally hate music playing in a vid. But you didnt talk, just worked on part. Very kool

[@Work_G]

Thank You

[@USNVA-yn6cp]

fantastic video thank you!!!! just goes to show that in a typical throw away consumer world, there are still parts of our cars that we can truly fix, not just replace a part!!

[@DJHaworth]

there's something very satisfying about watching an instructional video without an annoying voiceover.... well done.

[@Work_G]

Thank you, first time for me when someone enjoys no voice over vid!

[@lukagamer6669]

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[@Turbojonny5]

Bro... it's like breathing mountain air,such a relief

[@markedwards9827]

just annoying music

[@danielbtwd]

Excellent, just did the same, and my car now starts. 2 and a half hours. Thanks for the lesson.

[@Work_G]

Glad it helped!

[@ironjohn5914]

Just did this to my starter and I used high temp grease and it works better than new thankyou!

[@Work_G]

Your welcome

[@alocin110]

Best video on the subject and well explained without big mumbo jumbo. I like your clear presentation, well demonstrated, and showed the inner parts of the starter. I did not find any video on KZbin with this clarity. I really appreciate your dedication and sharing of knowledge with public. It is very helpful and it will save a lot of money. Thank you very much for this upload. I liked your video. Keep up the good sharing.

[@Work_G]

Thank YOU for good words, this makes me happy and motivates even more ❤️

[@rogerjamespaul5528]

I purchased a new starter motor for my Same Corsaro 70 Tractor. The tractor starts in about 3 seconds during which time a loud rattling sound comes from the Starter Motor. Does anyone have any ideas.

[@dantederiquito6873]

Ollolllo

[@jefft7968]

Nice video. I needed a refresher after 40 years of bolting on replacements for customers. Thank you. The commutator just dropping into the brushes doesn't look familiar at all though. I remember that being the nightmare of electric motor rebuilds "back in the day"... holding the spring loaded brushes back until the commutator was in place, while still being able to release them once it was seated.

[@Work_G]

Thanks! Usually hobby mechanics like me have a different experience when you love your car and don't count the time you spend on it, so you find yourself doing things like that 😅

[@izapp]

solid. i just did my 911 and not only saved a few hundred but also got the car back on the road in a day. some tricks that may be helpful for other cars: 1. mark the orientation of EVERYTHING with a paint pen as you disassemble 2. i used red scotchbrite for the brushes and armature 3. clean everything with electrical contact cleaner 4. use small zipties to hold the brushes in the holders as you reassemble 5. then place the largest socket that will fit inside the brushes to hold them compressed and cut the zipties 6. reassemble rock and roll.

[@Work_G]

Thanks for watching and sharing tips and tricks 😎

[@youtubiefun]

Thanks for the help. I just cleaned my 2006 Subaru Outback Wagons starter today. It's been giving me problems for the past month. I was about to buy a new one today, until I found this vid.

[@Work_G]

Hope it helps ✌

[@eegg6954]

Nice cleaning up. A tricky part is pushing and holding back the four brushes while inserting the commutator. Several ways: Tie wraps, a socket under them, etc. You should also try to disassemble the gear reduction box, clean and grease. You should replace the brushes too if you can find them.

[@Work_G]

Thanks! Good tips 😉Brushes was in good condition and to replace them need to solder connection and to buy new ones need special order so I decided to leave original and over all this starter is pretty complicated. For more simple starters I agree with you 100%, do everything while you there ✌

[@damianbutterworth2434]

I used to work in a starter repair factory. We would do about 150 a day. If you want to strip a sealed solenoid then here`s how. First of all get the solder hot and flick the solenoid so the solder flys out the hole. Once the wires are all clear then get some nice thick angle iron. Drill three holes matching the solenoid attaching holes. Then drill one in the middle of the holes big enough to fit a 3/8th extension bar. Put a socket in the solenoid hole that fits nice. Screw the screws through the angle iron and into the solenoid holes. Be careful not to go to far as the copper windings inside will be damaged. So you might need washers. Just wind in with you hand to save damage. Once the solenoid is fitted to the angle iron then insert the 3/8 extension bar through the middle hole. Get a big vice and put 2 big spacers each side of the solenoid and put in the vice so the extension bar is on one jaw and the 2 big spacers with the solenoid are on the other jaw. Then close the vice and the extension bar should push the solenoid apart. When it apart you have to open the metal case with a hammer to get it back together to get rid of the lip.

[@galehess6676]

thanks. seems you could have your own shop... sounds like a bit of work, not worth my time since a new one is not too expensive, compared to this amount of work.

[@damianbutterworth2434]

@@galehess6676 Yeah i did all this when i was skint. Time is more important now.

[@charliemagno4185]

Why don't you do a Video to show how it is done ?.... it would be so much better than writing an explanation of it

[@xMarkuzx]

150 of those is a lot! I hope the pay was good 👍.

[@damianbutterworth2434]

It was normal factory pay. We had loads of presses to do the work. I worked for Valeo and it was quite quick. I did one at home the other day. It`s very slow at home lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmq2iaSigpl_ic0

[@dagben77]

Legend. My wife’s Freelander 2 wouldn’t start. Assumed a flat battery but turned out to be the starter motor. Followed your video and hey presto. Thanks for the great video. 👍👍👍

[@Work_G]

Happy to help ✌

[@websurfer1585]

This is very helpful, thanks, there's something very satisfying about doing this and similar refurbs imo, big money saver too.

[@Work_G]

Thank You!!!

[@andytheobliviator]

This video is unbelievably perfect.

[@Work_G]

Thank You very much

[@willowandluka5302]

From showing what a bad starter sounds like, to rebuilding it. What a video

[@Work_G]

Thank you! It wasn't bad, can say "very used"

[@christianchristiansen99]

Excellent video - thanks a lot. A thorough cleaning saved my starter (and wallet ;)

[@Work_G]

I am happy that it helped

[@O1Richard]

Wow I’m impressed, probably an hours work will save me hundreds of pounds in a new part and labour. My car is a Rover 75 1.8 Turbo manual saloon.

[@seppukun208]

Well that looks bloody relatively easy to get to. Mine's a nightmare and a half to get to 😆(nissan s13 with a ca). Great video :)

[@alitheretrokid]

This is so much better than just buying a new starter for $100+ and dumping the old one, saves money and less wasteful. Small things like these can add up and prevent a lot of unnecessary waste.

[@Work_G]

Good point

[@Miguel_Angel718]

I will try this on my lexus before i spend 200 bucks. with 181k miles, im sure a good cleaning will do the job. Thank you for sharing

[@ArcanePath360]

This is what I love about YT. Thank you!

[@Work_G]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@denisewilson4789]

I came to youtube to find a video on rebuilding a starter for my LeSabre hoping to teach my daughter's like. My daddy taught me back in the 80's when I was like 12 or 13. Sadly he passed when i was 17. I hated having to sit there and watch and listen to him teach me(teenagers right) now I'm blessed he had shown me so much stuff to do with cars & motorcycles. Thanks for making this video. It brought back sad but heart warming memories. Now I can pass this knowledge on to my daughters. P.s. wish you would of posted what you was used to clean the parts. Like was it a hard bristle brush? Was the blue thing sand paper? If so what grade? And thank you💞💞💞

[@Work_G]

Thanks! You can use that brush and sandpaper should be about P600

[@possomboy3663]

Thanks for this, I thought that my parents were going to have to spend a couple hundred on a new starter motor for our Subaru Liberty GX 1995, but I instead went down to the garage (the car was parked outside because it wouldn’t run to get in) and I gave it a bit of a polish. Admittedly I shouldn’t have but I decided that it was a better option.

[@frundlemud]

Good solid restore. Cleaning the Com and a little lubrication. Our 16 year old fiesta 1.6 tdci will have this soon. ta

[@Work_G]

It is a good job to do on your car, I bet it will increase starter life 2x especially if you change starter brushes. Also put bearing grease on gears, because in most cars they are visible unlike mine

[@robertringo1767]

That was GREAT 👍 unless something needs to be explained just start the work and finish it then read your comment's to see if anyone has any questions!! Nice Work!!!!

[@Work_G]

Thank you!

[@TheSootpig]

Thank you for posting. Great satisfaction doing yourself and a small saving too

[@Work_G]

Thank You!

[@alanblackford2962]

Usually a good idea to clean the solenoid mechanism as well, as this would fix a sticking gear.

[@Draxindustries1]

Use brake & clutch cleaner to wash it out instead of doing it dry, it's more effective..

[@barbatosrex8912]

or use contact cleaner

[@kirkdecker6228]

Awesome video friend. Fixed my jeeps starter by doing this. Thanks again.

[@Work_G]

Glad to hear

[@rayshamloo2701]

This video is very helpful for people with starter issue however the issue with this car wasn't the starter and I did not notice a big difference after you cleaned the starter as far as starting the car. The reason that your car doesn't start right away could be many things.The first thing to check is the battery and the connections. Make sure the battery is healthy and the terminals and the clamps are not corroded and also check the connection from the battery negative terminal to the body is good. Then start with air filter and spark plugs.Make sure the throttle body and mass sensor are clean and if the problem is still there I will check the fuel pressure.

[@Work_G]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😉 But you lost me when you said check spark plugs on a diesel 😅

[@PureSimple.]

Great video. Thanx. I did this similar thing to my condenser fan on my truck for air con. I used high grit sandpaper to polish the copper contacts and cleaned it out inside. Also dressed the brushes. Sometimes it wouldn't start, or just didn't run nearly as high speed as it does now. It turns on every time now and boy does it run fast. Anyway Thanx

[@Work_G]

Nice to hear that

[@krishauck07]

Mesmerizing. So dope. The music makes it all that much better!!

[@queenslander954]

Cheers mate , just what I needed to see to replace brush’s on a E85 Z4 👌

[@Work_G]

Nice!

[@noonethere5]

Great for reconditioning a starter motor without replacing any parts in it !!

[@Mobilemechanicuk]

A good battery test would be recommended on that as that battery is almost discharged and far from a healthy 12.4 to 12.7 I would expect to give a starter a the required power but even then it's not sufficient as I tested s car last week that produced 0 cca but had 12.37v of charge, great video though

[@FoookOff]

Good job. My field windings were melted though 😭

[@Work_G]

Thank you. Yeah sometimes you find unexpected issues

[@mustapharouane-l4r]

You provide great content Thank you, engineer

[@Work_G]

Thank You 🤗

[@wyattandwill12]

My starter seems to be having an intermittent issue, although sometimes there’s another issue where my dashboard is wonky and my fuel pump doesn’t prime so it may be that in combination. Regardless once it starts priming again I get a click at the starter but it doesn’t turn even directly engaging the starter so it may be fixable without even rebuilding it, just a cleanup

[@galehess6676]

clean ground which is the interface with motor housing, the housing of the starter is probably dirty where it meets the motor housing and grounds the circuit, and clean all contacts.

[@ken2400]

I also put anti seize any bolts removed and dielectric grease on contacts. Thanks for sharing.

[@Work_G]

Thanks and great job!

[@knightowl2016]

good video...eerie music!

[@nerangtandang7486]

Terima kasih thank you boss easy to understand 👍👍👍👍.. good job bro 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@pilophemperor5723]

Can I use electric part cleaner? The one to clean alternators and stuff as well while cleaning?

[@Work_G]

Probably yes, but don't forget to dry it and grease it

[@SunshineStateofMind1981]

It's an excellent idea for salvaging starters instead of throwing them out or buying a new one. I bought my starter from Autozone with a lifetime warranty and returned it for a new one when it died. Unfortunately, I have done this several times with my Chrysler Town and Country 2014, saving me time and money. Chrysler dealer in Tampa Fl. wanted $1100 to replace my mini van, of course, I found another alternative.

[@Work_G]

True and most of times fixed original is better than alternative manufacturer part

[@R3ddyyg]

I need to try this, my old Focus isn't starting sometimes and today i confirmed that it's the starter, i don't wanna throw 80 euros at it because i'm retiring the old girl after 240k km this September, let's hope it works just for a bit more!

[@Work_G]

I wish you good luck

[@MrBobharrington]

Great video mine was playing up when car was at operating temp. Mechanic mate thought i was mad and should buy a new (cheap chinese one he suggested ..) i didnt want to give up on my old hitachi beast turns out it was full of carbon and just needed a good clean works like new now get another 300thousand out of it i hope

[@Work_G]

Nice! 🤝 And sometimes I get comments like "it is just clean up, not gonna do anything..."

[@philregular1465]

all right listen with the bench work we got no problem. i'm good with the casts, the dies, the whole nine yards

[@boilerhousegarage]

Neat! My starter is all slow and lazy sounding. I'm wondering if I could just clean and lube it, rather than replace 🤔

[@Work_G]

It should do the job, may be put new brushes and it will work like new

[@BillSikes.]

Brilliant demonstration ♠️ Do you think it'd be possible to bring a marine starter motor back to life, it was partially submerged in fresh water for about three months, Its hard to explain, but the top part with the cables on was not under water nor was the rear of the unit, because of the angle of the engine only the front bit that goes into the engine was fully submerged.. What'd reckon folks? All suggestions greatly received

[@Work_G]

In theory it should work after full rebuild and refresh, but practically I can't tell

[@collin6238]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b563iJyZadaao5Y

[@gevinz739]

What a great video!

[@Work_G]

Thanks 👍

[@lukewright9031]

Great video 👍 but will this work if the starter can't even crank?

[@Work_G]

Thanks! It can work if the problem is in wires connection or brushes

[@kokss3845]

Great work, but have you tried to loosen long studs pointing from planetary gearbox?

[@wouteraquacalorconstruct2752]

Very good video. Wish I had seen it sooner. But then I ordered a new one for 40 euro...the time I spend on a revision costs me 3 times more

[@Work_G]

Thanks 😉 Next time you will know 👍

[@mics0608]

Can I use high temp. grease or Multi-purpose grease? Also, what kind of lubricant is that? Any alternatives?

[@Work_G]

Yes you can, just dont put it to much. I used Berner bearing grease and ptfe lubricant

[@foxisretrofitting4556]

Good stuff. I hope my starter is that easy to recondition.

[@Work_G]

If it working ok right now, after this it will be only better. AlsoI recommend to replace brushes if you can

[@1gerard47]

@@Work_G agree while it was stripped.

[@mackdudley4901]

Hell yeah straight to the point I subscribed

[@Work_G]

Thanks!

[@daricharvey9199]

Great video. I need to see how to change the selenoid too.

[@jwayne777]

Thank you for sharing such sacred knowledge 🙏 ❤️ you earned a subscriber!!

[@Work_G]

A big thank You 👏

[@iamthat8093]

brilliant. Thank you. very helpful and clear.

[@Work_G]

Glad it helped ✌

[@danielmillard8134]

Good work 👍 big difference

[@Work_G]

Thanks

[@fredericletrun8989]

Fabuleux !

[@GregariousAntithesis]

I would never go that far without replacing the brushes minimum

[@b4aftermatch257]

thanks for the tips

[@Work_G]

You're welcome

[@Zorbo90]

Spectacular video, so well done 👍👍👍

[@Work_G]

Thanks

[@professionalhater2809]

Thank for the visuals.

[@Samaritan555]

Thanks for the video, Awesome work!. do we need to renew the brushes of the DC starter motor if yes than what's the recommended period.

[@Work_G]

Replace if they look burnt or worn out

[@robertmedrano9790]

Excellent, well done and better explained :)

[@al-fayyadramjaun5195]

what are the best aftermarket brand for replacement

[@tickyul]

Nice work, good job on the vid!

[@showmetheevidence777]

Love the gangsta music. lol

[@Swenser]

What are the main things that get damaged? Gear teeth breakage? Brushes? Loose wires. Coils look to solid to ever have an issue.

[@CarlosTorres-dc3cq]

you are the man awsome ill try and let you know if it worked. cool

[@Work_G]

Thanks 😎 I will wait for update!

[@romeohernandez4602]

How do you check the bushing and bearing for wear? Also how do you check the solenoid for wear? Thanks.

[@Work_G]

Most important is sound, how it sounds in car, how it sounds and feels when you spin it by hand and last one is looking to disassembled.

[@donaldsaunders4736]

Excellent job 👍

[@Work_G]

Thanks

[@justaguy4real]

nice whistle

[@LouieGMDesign]

If one is not comfortable doing this on their own, what kinds of shops can do this service? I just switched out an old starter motor on my 2014 Honda Accord and want to get the old one repaired or reconditioned, ready for the next replacement in the future.

[@Work_G]

Usually there is shops that specialises in starters and alternators repairs

[@adamr8628]

They might charge you 50% or more of what it cost to buy a starter. Depends on the vehicle of course.

[@Edario]

And your battery was almost dead too. Maybe you can also do an alternator rebuild too? Haha nice vids bro

[@Work_G]

Battery is not new and car was sitting over month, so I thought that the sound of struggling starter will be transferred through video better this way. Thanks!

[@soukuw9146]

Woah this guys gotta tighten up his bolts they came right off!

[@Work_G]

I loosen them before filming to avoid struggling on camera because not a lot of space to work and film at the same time

[@miekolock4060]

Had to watch it twice. That beat had me free styling the first time no bull shit. That beat it hitting

[@TyroneMaye]

what type of bearing grease did you use here in the video on the starter for the BMW ?

[@Work_G]

I can't remember exact one but it is not critical because all bearing greases can handle heat pretty well

[@spiritfree59]

Please tell me ASAP meaning today how to approach this problem because the motor is fine

[@Work_G]

Sorry I didn't sow your comments earlier, because you left lots of them and the comments went to spam section. Anyway given information is poor and I don't know exactly what's the problem or symptoms. Considering what I can say, remove starter from car and test it with battery by jumping with power cables to see what it does

[@phillipdewitt4454]

Liked the music.

[@Work_G]

Thanks 🖐

[@pilyomotoride7781]

How do you clean it if there's oil inside? Can you spray it with carburetor cleaner and dry it up?

[@Work_G]

If you mean grease on gears and bearing, than sure you can clean it with carb or brake cleaners but don't forget to lubricate it with new grease after cleaning

[@tgvoaden]

another excelent vidio

[@Work_G]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Jayctsv_sport]

Tha fact it's a bmw what's make this great 👍

[@EugenioPalumbo-r4q]

Hello and excuse me, I wanted to ask you, if with the tester positioned on the sound diode, I touch with one tip on any strip of the switch, "where the carbons crawl", and with the second tip on any other strip, it always sounds, is this normal? Thanks Eugenio.

[@tumangipareanga6705]

Hi there, I recently bought a 2000 ford transit diesel camper but been having issues with diesel knocking apparently.Took it to my mechanic to fix the knocking got it back and went for a long drive which was fine stopped turned around headed back home but then as we approached a hilly part there was sudden jerk or surge in the engine, anyway long story short we made it home next day started up was ok shut it down and later on decided to run it down and get the tyres pumped and would you know it the knocking started up again.

[@Work_G]

I am not sure about your problem, you say you hear knocking from engine while driving?

[@william.2102]

Nice video........How come when I do it, I'm bruised and bleeding?

[@geonerd]

Cleaning certainly helped. But at only 12.2v, that's a tired battery!

[@Work_G]

True it is time to replace it

[@FOXY-2023]

Great video

[@Work_G]

Thanks

[@deqnkostadinov2480]

good beat

[@trollerrollerrollercoaster8391]

At 3:00 those things you are filing. If they don't reach the center cylinder cuz they're too worn. Can they be replaced?

[@Work_G]

Yes they can be replaced. It is called starter motor brushes, but I suggest to replace whole unit that comes with holder. (so you don't need to solder independent brushes - in this case all 4)

[@trollerrollerrollercoaster8391]

@@Work_G thank you sir please keep up the good work 👍

[@Racemuiss]

i have a startmotor of a nissan primera that doesnt work.. it ticks but it doesnt start. so its clear the problem is in the startmotor and not the relais. do you think it would help if i cleaned mine up as well? or mayby it is the cable thats going towards the motor because it looks like it has corrosion on the inside.

[@Work_G]

It can help, first try to hit starter motor with hammer and it should work again than it is worth cleaning and changing brushes, if not just replace it

[@Racemuiss]

@@Work_G we have already hit it and tried many things.. i have the motor now open and was really dirty inside i think thats the problem

[@ImMizerD]

what does is mean if the starter makes one click when you turn the key, and discharges the battery simultaneously?

[@Work_G]

it could be an electrical problem with the starter solenoid or starter relay, corroded connections

[@shorttime1351]

My starter on Honda fit is making weird sounds on cold start-ups. Kind of like grinding wheezing sounds. Only when cold and only for a second while starting. Should I buy a replacement which are surprisingly expensive and hard to replace for this car or just ride it out until summer?

[@Work_G]

Probably your starter return solenoid is going out, so may be you could restore old starter. Leaving like that its up to you, how much harm it would do if one day you wont start car when you need to go somewhere.

[@shorttime1351]

@@Work_G Well when I gots to get pizza I can't have car not work. I could have to resort to eating noodles and salt. Return solenoid? My gut was telling me solenoid was bad but i can buy starter on ebay for $80 so I think I do that, and if I need to go to work and it won't start I take day off. And get pizza after.

[@ploughable]

I would also try to regenerate the battery with some desulfation system

[@dbabis2000]

What about maintenance of reduction gear ⚙️ box in front of electric compartment?

[@Work_G]

In this situation it was just blowing dust with compressed air and then lubrication with liquid grease. Of course would be better to disassemble, check, clean manually and put grease, but this starter was too difficult to disassemble

[@henrilica483]

Hello , Great job fixing the starter motor , i have one problem in my VW Golf 5 2.0L 2005 , when the engine its cold start good , but when the engine its warm its last more , around 3-4 second to start , Should be the starter or something else ?!!

[@Work_G]

Hi, Thank You! It can be starter but usually starters act same on cold and hot engine, so I can only suspect other problem like fuel issue or faulty sensor

[@henrilica483]

GetWork i have one problem with Turbo , its Turbo charger Oberboost , can be this ?

[@catalin-viorelbriceag1097]

@@henrilica483 My brother has the same problem on his 1.9 TDI. Snags the key from your hand when cold but a bitch to start when warm/hot. They usually get that with age: starter not at 100% cranking power, battery the same, leads that get a bit corroded and whatnot. The fix: the high route is to get the ECU flashed; the low (and much cheaper) route is to install a TDI Hot Start Magic Button where you're bypassing the coolant temp sensor only for when you hot start the car, tricking the ECU into thinking the engine is stone cold and squirt more fuel and faster. That's what my brother has on his Golf and it works. Everytime. This dude explains it overall but I'm sure you can find more about it online: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJnJnJ2AgtmJibc&app=desktop Now for the Overboost it's more likely the VG part in the VGT (Variable Geometry Turbocharger) that TDIs have. Either the vacuum thing that moves the vanes inside the turbo that control flow and turbo RPM is...well...broken...OR the vanes are sticking open/closed. I've seen some videos of people squirting oven cleaner inside the hot side of the turbo to break up the carbon and free the vanes. Search for that. Cheers!

[@davecc0000]

@Henri: if by "start" you mean that it cranks fine when hot or cold, but that the engine won't "catch" (start running by itself) quickly when warmed up, that could be many things. Could be temp sensor reporting that the engine is still cold and giving too much fuel when warmed up. Does the exhaust smell like raw gas at all? This is an indication of over-rich mixture and possibly a temp sensor gone bad. The engine isn't "chipped" is it? If so, all bets are off. You have to go to the "chipper" company and ask them.

[@curtleesoreal82]

Dammm good video but can tha starter be save if its just click clicking all tha time?

[@Work_G]

Thanks! If you hear only clicking that means shaft goes out but not spinning. It can be fixed by cleaning connectors, relay inside solenoid or replacing brushes