Dead Starter

The starter finally gave up the ghost. One day it started, and the next... nothing..... Upon disassembly I noticed that 2 of the brushes were missing all together, and the other 2 were worn down to the wire lead.

I decided to take the whole thing apart, since it was full of grime and carbon.

After a decent clean, I lubed the drive, and put it back together.

Sourcing new brushes was difficult, so I raided the local wrecker. Bosch made starters for many different vehicles of that era, so eventually after dismantling a few similar shaped ones, I found the correct brushes. They have a bit of life left in them, but that's fine since this is only a temporary fix.

After final reassembly, I connected it to a weak battery I have laying around, and tried it out.
Testing the starter.