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Martin H. Eastburn Martin H. Eastburn is offline
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Default SOLVED!!? Electric motor, again, help

Right.
If you replace the $7 bearings with the cheap import ones - then what -
do it every year ?

Martin


Rich Grise wrote:
On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:59:54 +0000, Ivan Vegvary wrote:

Removed motor from cement mixer. Chiseled off chunks of splattered concrete
from motor. Used a bearing puller to remove crusted on small pulley from
motor shaft. While tapping on the end of the puller the motor shaft
suddenly freed up and was able to turn.
Plugged it in and it runs fine. Fairly quiet!

Question: Tear it down further to look at bearings .. or .. use as is.

I vote, if it works, don't fix it. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich