(ET) Arcing motor

[Chip Gribben <futurev radix net>]

Hey everyone,

You all have been a great help before. Here's another issue

I'm working on an E-10 for someone and the motor is arcing. I don't  
know much about motors but I can see it arcing through the vent slits  
in the motor. It also seems to have little power and doesn't sound  
right which is probably a result of whatever is going wrong with it.  
After running for a minute or two with the gear selector in neutral  
the motor cuts out. It still seems to have good torque when I put it  
in gear though.

The customer had mentioned it would cut out after awhile.

Is this something that is repairable, say if I sent it out to Jim  
Husted, or could it just need brushes, if it uses them? If the motor  
can be taken apart and put back together easily I can do that if it  
just needs brushes but I also don't have a problem with sending it  
out to a shop.

It may have some charger issues as well. About 4 years ago I  
installed an EZ-go charger or curtis Charge in it (can't remember  
which) to replace another golf cart charger that was installed in it.  
The charger I installed worked for a few years but the customer is  
saying that isn't working now. What all are you using for chargers?  
The original charger transformer is still in the tractor but the dial  
and the timer is gone. I could try to resurrect it but not sure yet.  
But this is another issue I have to fix.

This one is a challenge.

Thanks

Chip Gribben