WD45 Starter
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Topic: WD45 Starter
Posted By: Charlie175
Subject: WD45 Starter
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2020 at 8:27am
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Went to start my 45 Sat. and the starter went poof... Pulled it and the Armature melted at 1 spot. System is 12V ground, starter is 6v. I see I can order a rebuild kit that has all new guts, still 6v though. I have yet to find a 12v one. I know Steve redoes these, but has anyone done it themselves? Looks like you just pull parts and replace them. Just don't want it to poof again... 
 ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
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Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2020 at 10:12am
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As close as you are to Mt. Jackson Va. Why don't you run it over to John Brillman, http://www.brillman.com " rel="nofollow - www.brillman.com ; ? he's turned lots of 6volt starters into 12volt ones for me. and could probably either have the parts on hand so you could do it you self or do a quick turn around in his shop. ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Posted By: JK in Pa
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2020 at 10:44am
| I bought one of those eBay rebuild kits and installed in me WD. It was for 6 volts and I must say it was good quality and worked perfectly. I will caution, soldering the new tap lug is not for the novice person! |
Posted By: ac45dave
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2020 at 11:22am
 ------------- 54 wd-45gas ; 56 wd-45d N/F w/fact p/s ; 63 d-17 sIII N/F gas ; 60 D14 N/F ; 67 d-17 sIV N/F gas ; 63D15 sII W/F; 39rc#667 ; 2021 massey 4710 fwa ; gravely 2 wheel tractors |
PaulB wrote:Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2020 at 11:24am
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Sounds Good ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2020 at 11:29am
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34 miles! Ha! I will drop it off this week sometime, thanks for the reminder for them. ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 28 Sep 2020 at 3:34pm
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Let us know how you come out Charlie. I've done a lot of business with them "Brillman Co." which reminds me, I need to order some wiring kits for the CA ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2020 at 7:50am
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Got my starter back. Looks new with a new tag. Performs as expected. $318 was a bit steep but it should last my lifetime. They are a big AutoCar fan if you didn't know. They have several old semi's sitting around. ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Posted By: ac45dave
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2020 at 9:26am
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For the money spent, I'm guessing the starter was rewound for 12v ??If so ,money well spent.It will be much easier on the drive and ring gear now. ------------- 54 wd-45gas ; 56 wd-45d N/F w/fact p/s ; 63 d-17 sIII N/F gas ; 60 D14 N/F ; 67 d-17 sIV N/F gas ; 63D15 sII W/F; 39rc#667 ; 2021 massey 4710 fwa ; gravely 2 wheel tractors |
Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2020 at 9:58am
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Yes it was ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |