Originally Posted by Kas
My 301 is running fine, I just wanted to look at the brushes to make sure they are still good. How would I go about doing that? Are they reachable without removing the motor? They are the same as the 221 brushes, right?
You have to pull the motor. See the service manual. It is complicated to get to the brushes - the service manual doesn't go into that. The brushes are usually good but need to be cleaned.