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Free Running Inspection

  1. Place the starter motor in a vise equipped with soft jaws and connect a fully-charged 12 Volts battery to starter motor as follows.
  2. Connect a test ammeter (150-Ampere scale) and carbon pile rheostats displayed below.
  3. Connect a voltmeter (15-volt scale) across starter motor.
    Fig 1: Free Running Inspection
    G12290571Courtesy of KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.
  4. Rotate carbon pile to the off position.
  5. Connect the battery cable from battery's negative post to the starter motor body.
  6. Adjust until battery voltage displayed on the voltmeter reads 11 volts.
  7. Confirm that the maximum amperage is within the specifications and that the starter motor turns smoothly and freely.
Items Specification
Current (Max.) 105
Speed (Min.) 2, 800