Starter elements
1 - front cover; 2 - washer; 3 - thrust ring; 4 - retaining ring; 5 - overrunning clutch (bendix); 6 - lever; 7 - retractor relay; 8 - anchor; 9 - coupling bolts; 10 - stator; 11 - brush holder; 12 - armature bearings; 13 - back cover.
A starter is a small electric motor needed to start an internal combustion engine.
The starter consists of a drive housing and a pole housing with a collector. In the body of the poles and the collector are the armature, the collector and the brush holder.
The front drive housing houses the gear drive. A traction relay is located on the drive housing. Depending on the type of engine, 12-volt starters of different capacities are installed on cars.