On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 18:46:59 -0400, Joseph Gwinn
wrote:

In article ML%se.62966$HI.20551@edtnps84,
Ted Edwards wrote:

My neighbour has an elderly but still excellent Johnson outboard. The
starter brushes are worn to the point that they must be replaced.
Brushes have been backordered with delivery expected sometime maybe.
Now, it's easy enough to get some brushes that are a little too large
and file/sand them down to size but the copper flex lead needs to be
attached such as to come out the side. A very unusual arrangement
indeed but there it is.

Do the leads come out on only one side? If so, one could find a side
lead brush and file it down.

Jerry Martes could certainly find you some side lead brushes, though
you might have to file them down to fit. He was in the alternator
repair biz for years, "has sources". I'm sure he'd be glad to
help.