Can you see a pattern here?
Okay, so I pulled the starter apart, cleaned it and re-greased the greasy bits. Everything seems in order mechanically and there is plenty of life left in the brushes.
Come re-assembly time, the question arises: how do I "restrain" the 4 brushes so I can re-insert the rotor?
The 4 stator coils are attached via large and shallow (and very tight) individual screws to the starter's housing, and the end cap seems to be an interference fit (also very tight) over...