5) End cap plate and drive bearing with armature exposed
6) Closeup of the inside of a filthy end plate - sorry.
7) Closeup of the flange bearing (my description)
8) Profile of the end spline and bearing
9) Brush end cap removed & free end of drive shaft: Easy to see why this failed - Top left brush
10) Closeup of Brush carrier plate
11) Closeup of alignment needed between brush plate & outer cap
12) Brush carriers and terminal plate with connection post
I did rebuild the starter but only working on it as time allowed, so didnt take any photos of it going back together...
On photo 2 you can just see the blue tape I used on one end, cutting it in two across the end cap, so i got an exact locator - it did seem to help. *Marking the WHOLE length of the starter body with BOTH ends caps is preferred, Tippex or correction marker does a good job.
I bought a set of brushes and then, of course, found another in the garage - both FAR too long and needed cutting down to fit.
About 5 hands seem to be needed to reassemble the darn thing, pushing the brushes into place and aligning the plate & end cap.
I think in most cases a Full new motor from Electrex is the way to go.