Re: (ET) Further front lift disassembly woes

[john j casey <jjcrmc verizon net>]

Had to take mine out to replace the strap on oem lift.  A major nuisance.  
I can do a lot of things mechanically...but when and if that motor fails I 
go straight to Harold.  
Cheers to Charlie for doing more than I would do.
Jack

On May 2, 2014, at 10:31 AM, Cz wrote:

> 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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