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Repair and Diagnosis: Electrical: Starter: Description

The Mitsubishi direct drive starter is a conventional 12-volt, 4-pole, brush-type starter. The integral solenoid is attached to the drive housing. When starter is energized, starter solenoid causes the starter pinion to engage with the flywheel ring gear. The overrunning clutch pinion drive is mounted directly on armature shaft drive end. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Starter System Schematic
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