Starter Motors










Replacement Starter Motors
replacing by Unit Make

Starter Motor Supply in UK Shropshire & Mid Wales

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Starter motor failed ? Need to Buy Repair or Recondition a vehicle Starter Motor ?
We supply Brand New Starter Motors and Factory Service Exchange Remanufactured Starter Motors locally and by mail order for most makes and models of vehicle including
Car * Van & Light Commercial * Hgv truck & Heavy Commercial * PSV * Excavators and Construction plant * Forklift * Tractor * Industrial engines

Please ring for prices:

Tel 07703 558610

or email sales(at)autoelectrics.net

UK National Delivery

Direct to customer delivery by UK courier or mail order.

Local On Site* fitting service in Shrewsbury, Telford, Shropshire & Mid Wales areas (*where accessible. Subject to fee & availability ).

Starter Motor Unit Supply of Replacements for most makes and codes

History of the Starter Motor, Bendix starter drive, and Agricultural Engineering

Starter motors have been fitted to internal combustion engines (ICE) for many years. British agricultural engineering company William Arnold and Sons, East Peckham, Kent, trading as the Arnold Motor Carriage Company, is credited with fitting a first electric starter by electrical engineer H.J. Dowsing to a Benz with Arnold's engine in 1896. The Arnold Benz is also the first car to have exceeded the speed limit (source: Motoringnews.org) Records of starter motor patent attempts go back to 1899. The Bendix starter motor drive mechanism used on classic and vintage vehicles up until around the 1970's era, was invented in 1910 by Vincent Bendix. A Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) starter motor was fitted to a General Motors (GM) Cadillac vehicle in 1912. Due to gear meshing problems liable to cause damage to starter pinion gear and flywheel teeth, bendix type starter motors for ICE's were largely superceded by pre-engaged starter motors which operate the motor pinion gear to flywheel teeth by a lever moved by the electromagnetic action of a solenoid, which again is a development of the agricultural tractor starter motors of the 1940's 1950's and 1960's where the starter gear was engaged with the flywheel teeth by pushing down on a lever which also pushed on a contact switch wired back to the coil circuit of a seperate electromagnetic solenoid causing the solenoid plunger to move a set of contacts. The remote solenoid contacts closing causes a relay effect supplying heavy current power feed to the starter motor B+ terminal. The Starter motor B+ terminal is connected internally to the starter motor brushes, or brushes and field coils depending on starter motor design. Brushes contact the copper bars of the commutator which is shaft mounted adjacent and connected to armature windings. Electrical current returns via the earth brush and wiring to the vehicle battery. Earth return circuit may be via chassis rails or insulated return depending on application and design.

Reference sources and learning resources:

Laukkonen,J (2013) 'History of the starter motor' www.crankshift.com
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Hugo_Bendix
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendix_drive
GM, Wired).
Youtube video (no affiliation) Starter Motor Explained - How a car's electric starter motor works

Motor Engineer Henry Ford also originated from an agricultural background. Unfortunately, our parts stock does not go back quite this far although we are able to source starter motors for modern vehicles.

Armatures, Field Coils,Bushes,Bearings,Brushes,Brush Springs, Brush Gear,End Brackets, Drive End casing, Field Coils, Lever,Permanent magnets,Pinion Gears,Reduction Gears,Repair Tools,Solenoid,Solenoid end cap,Solenoid Plunger,Solenoid Contact kit,Starter Drive,Starter Solenoid Cables ,Starter ground cables,Terminals,Yoke
If you require starter motor parts such as armature, brushes, solenoid, pinion, starter drive, etc, please state any manufacturers part numbers on the unit.
Manufacturers part numbers may be required to locate specific unit parts.
Minimum order value of £12 applies for starter motor components.

Vehicle Breakdown Assistance Starter Motor Diagnostics

Local Shrewsbury Shropshire & Mid Wales Areas

Engine won't crank , turn over  or start 07703 558610
Starter Motor Diagnostic Help Page Link

Starter Motor system voltage drop tests can be carried out under load on site by trained mobile technician.
Subject to risk assessment and safety precautions :
Voltage drop can be tested using a multimeter.
Volt drop should not exceed 0.5v on B+ main lead, across solenoid switch contacts, or on B- main lead.
If volt drop reading is excessive check/clean connections, inspect condition of cables, contacts, etc.

Local On Site Starter Motor Fitting Service *

Starter Motor Supply and fit (*chargeable) is available in Shropshire & Mid Wales local areas subject to accessibility

Starter Motor Unit Repairs

We have Crypton electrical test bench and Motoplat CV2013 starter motor test benches for off vehicle performance testing of heavy duty starter motor units up to 1800A lockdraw current.

Call 07703 558610 for starter motor supply enquiries

Outright brand new or Service exchange starter motors.
 

Starter Motor Types

Axial starter motor
Pre-engaged starter motor
Gear reduction starter motor

Oem names used for reference purposes only.
All trademarks are property of their respective owners no affiliation is implied.

Mail order Starter Motors

UK Starter motor & component supply and distribution also available by mail order with paypal payment processing.

We can also supply a range of DC Motors for applications including
Tail lift Motors
Wheelchair lift Motors
Recovery winch Motors
Heater blower Motors
Windscreen Washer Motors
Linear actuator motors
to help you keep on motoring !