The OEM
bearings are shielded, not sealed.This permits moisture and debris intrusion, shortening lubrication and bearing
life.That would be the first place to look, RDI
Remove
Disassemble
Inspect.
Sealed
bearings are readily available, inexpensive and worth
the time to
install. The fun part is
getting the clutch
removed from the end of the shaft. :)
Mind your fingers during re-assembly. Those field magnets will
pull that armature in at Warp Speed.
RJ
On 4/28/2016 9:59 PM, Briggs, Michael
wrote:
I've asked a couple questions recently about rebuilding the
mower motors, and am trying to figure out how badly mine need
it.
I currently have two of the larger ones and one of the smaller
ones on the tractor - the smaller one is a temporary replacement
for a larger one, since the mounting ring on that larger one
broke into many pieces. The small one seems to have died this
weekend though - it doesn't do anything when powering on the
PTO. Nada.
The two larger ones work (as does the third large one that I'll
hopefully put back on soon with a replacement mounting ring).
But, I doubt they've ever been rebuilt. When I spin the blades
by hand, there is some "crunching" (not sure if that's the best
description - it's intermittent like something is occasionally
grinding). If I try to give them a spin and let go, they
immediately come to a stop once I let go. Is that indicative of
lots of physical resistance, such as from bad bearings?
Hopefully not a bent armature that would need to be rewound?
It seems like that could be draining my batteries faster than
if the motors were in good shape.
Thanks,
Mike
Michael S. Briggs, PhD
UNH Physics Department
(603) 862-2828
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