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Re: (ET) "Mower Motor Rebuilding"
- Subject: Re: (ET) "Mower Motor Rebuilding"
- From: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 05:15:12 -0500
- In-reply-to: <38D9A66C.F99BCA8B@speakeasy.org>
- Sender: owner-elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu
From: dave barden <daveb speakeasy org>
> Years ago I was warned by a motorcycle
> mechanic to never use a high pressure hose to clean the wheels of a m/c
> because it can blast the lube out of the wheel bearings and blast the
> dirt
> in. I wonder if the same wouldn't be true for the shaft bearings/seals
> on
> these mowers???
I have heard tales of the short lives that lower bearings have on mower
motors. I think this is the reason. It's tempting to hose out the deck
after mowing, but I think that scraping it instead will contribute to
longer bearing life.
I'll be interested to read what more experienced ET owners have found.
David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
1991 Solectria Force 144vac
1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
1979 General Engines ElectroPed 24vdc
1974 Honda Civic EV 96vdc
1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc