6v Starter Motor

[Laqueugne]

Take the starter off the car, put it in a vice and remove the cable operated solenoid. Check that the motor turns by hand & then put 6v through it using a pair of jump leads from your battery. If it won't spin up then first port of call are the carbon brushes - they are easy enough to access & remove once you've taken the dust cover off. Clean the commutator while you're at it. If a new set of brushes doesn't solve the problem then there is probably something more expensive amiss, but starter motors are usually pretty reliable. Clean the bendix arrangement while it's off the car. Don't grease it!

Thanks Reckers and everyone else.  I now have more than enough info to proceed - a strip down will be necessary I think.
Test match starts on Thursday.....
Many thanks once again,
Anthony