I also spent a bit of time with the starter. I was originally just going to send the outer shell out for powdercoating yellow, and leave the rest black. But when I tore it apart, it was nasty inside. I don't know who rebuilt it last time around, but it was pretty ugly! Even the electrical portion was packed with grease, and about 50% of the starter had sand mixed in with the grease, including the planetary drive. That can't be good! So a severe cleaning was required....
I then dug out my stamp set, and made a tag for the rear axle housing. I figured this way I would never forget what was installed inside the housing! Nor will the owner.
I wish I could say the axle is fully assembled, but I've had nothing but issues trying to find every little part. And to make matters worse, when I finally found all the new parts, I was in the process of cleaning the threads on the new ring gear (there's phosphate in them), and broke a tap off inside the ring gear! Well, hardened ring gear and hardened tap means it won't drill out very easily, so I have to save my pennies and buy a small carbide end mill and then bring it to a friend's shop to mill the broken tap out. Eventually...
