Q: How to remove and install the starter,solenoid assembly and Starter Brush in a Pontiac Firebird?
A: Remove the Starter and solenoid assembly from the vehicle. Remove the solenoid from the starter housing. Remove the starter motor throughbolts after marking the relationship of the commutator end frame to the field frame housing to simplify reassembly. Remove the end frame from the field frame housing. Mark the relationship of the field frame housing to the drive end housing and pull the field frame housing away from the drive end housing and over the armature. Unbolt the brushes and brush supports from the brush holders in the field frame housing. To install new brushes, attach the brushes to the brush supports, making sure they are flush with the bottom of the supports, and bolt the brushes/supports to the brush holders. Install the field frame over the armature, with the brushes resting on the first step of the armature collar at this point (note the position of the brushes on the armature collar). Make sure the field frame is properly aligned with the drive end housing, then push the brushes off the collar into place on the armature. The remaining installation steps are the reverse of those for removal.