Starter

A starter comprising:

• a motor;
• an electromagnetic switch which switches energization to said motor;
• a clutch which transmits rotational force from said motor to a ring gear via a pinion and is configured to be capable of reciprocating;
• a shift lever which is configured by a pair of lever bodies that are arranged so that one side is engaged with a plunger coupled to said electromagnetic switch and the other side is engaged with said clutch by striding over said clutch and is branched as a two-pin fork and being formed with a passing through hole at each end portion on the other side of said lever bodies, and are driven by a movement of said plunger to reciprocate said clutch;
• and
• a holder which holds said pair of lever bodies of said shift lever;
• wherein an annular plate is arranged at an engaging portion of said clutch and on the inside of the branched two-pin fork on the other side of said lever bodies of said shift lever, and has
• two convex shaped engaging portions which are passed through the passing through holes formed at each end portion on the other side of said lever bodies of said shift lever, while the holder holds the pair of lever bodies, such that
• a fulcrum pin is inserted into the holder to fix and assemble the pair of lever bodies to one another over the annular plate,
• wherein the two convex shaped engaging portions are formed integrally with the annular plate, and
• said annular plate is made of a resin member.