Re: (ET) Further front lift disassembly woes

[Cz <cz alembic crystel com>]

Take the big gear out first.

Charlie <medievalist gmail com> wrote:

>I thought I'd just peel off the plastic coating that the motor
>assembly was dipped in at the factory, but it hung on like grim death
>- it's not coming off without solvents.  Instead I used a knife and
>whittled away enough to get a nut-driver on the long bolts and then
>cut around the casing seams.
>
>But I still can't get the guts to come out... basically I have a
>one-inch gap I can peer into.   I can't figure out how to release the
>worm gear from it's housing, either, and the worm acts like its cut
>into the end of the shaft rather than being a separate part.  :(
>
>Do both ends of the casing come off?  Like, does the end plate that
>has the electrical connector come off after the bolts are loose?  I
>haven't had any luck with it, but I could always use a mallet on it if
>it's supposed to come off.
>
>But after blasting out the couple tablespoons of black powder I can
>see a set of contacts that look like they're probably held together by
>a bimetallic spring, presumably a thermally controlled voltage cutout?
> I can also see that the brushes are about as thick as a piece of
>paper, and the commutator is deeply grooved.
>
>If I can find an affordable newly made or NOS replacement for this
>motor I should probably replace it.  Otherwise I guess I'm going to be
>whittling some new brushes...
>
>--Charlie
>
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