L275DT - Missing starter brake spring in end cap

timsch

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'49 8N, L275DT
Jun 11, 2018
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I took my starter off to check the brushes and noticed that there was a spring shown in my WSM that wasn't on my starter. Can anyone tell me what its function is? I thought maybe it pressed against the end of the shaft to counter some spring inside the starter that I can feel by pressing on the shaft. Judging by the drawing below, it has a pretty large diameter, so don't even know what it presses against.

The spring has been missing for a number of years already.

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North Idaho Wolfman

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L3450DT-GST, Woods FEL, B7100 HSD, FEL, 60" SB, 743 Bobcat with V2203, and more
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Not all of them were designed with a spring and brake.

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