Fluid pump

A method for making a fuel pump including a hollow housing;

• an electric motor having an armature with a commutator, said electric motor being rotatable about a motor axis with application of an electric current to said commutator;
• a pump section rotationally coupled to said electric motor for receiving fuel at a relatively low pressure through a fuel inlet and pressurizing said fuel to a relatively high pressure;
• a motor brush in electrical contact with said commutator and having a shunt wire extending therefrom;
• and an end cap closing one end of said housing and defining a high pressure chamber with said housing which is occupied by said fuel at said relatively high pressure, said method comprising:
• providing a hollow brush tower extending from said end cap and defining a brush holder slidably receiving said motor brush therein, said brush holder defining in part said high pressure chamber;
• providing an aperture in said end cap;
• extending said shunt wire through said aperture to allow said shunt wire to exit said end cap;
• and
• sealing said shunt wire with said aperture to substantially prevent said fuel from passing through said aperture.