On Saturday 04 November 2017 08:37:02 Ed wrote: > On 10/31/2017 11:38 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > On 31 October 2017 at 15:45, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Does it hurt anything to remove the rotor from the field housing > >> to replace the bearings? > > > > It might, depending on the servo. The issue is that the rotor is > > sometimes magnetised in-situ and the stator acts as a magnetic > > keeper. > > Thanks to all that replied! > > > All went well on the replacement. The procedure I used was as follows: > > Make paint or scribe marks on caps and housing for alignments > > Remove brushes > > Remove two screws that hold the whole thing together > > Carefully tap end of shaft on block of aluminum to knock the rear cap > loose by 1/8 inch > > Clamp the shaft vertically in aluminum vise jaws at the front cap to > keep the rotor from moving > > Pry the rear cap off > > Remove and replace bearing > > Replace rear cap, it should slide on by hand pressure only with a > little wiggling > > Clamp the shaft horizontally in aluminum jaws with clearance from > front cap > > Tap front cap off bearing > > Repeat same as rear assembly > > Check your alignment marks and reassemble, don't forget the brushes, I > did. > Ahh, oooops. :( BTDT in a similar situation. :(
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