Originally Posted by Lostn51
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?
On the 301 I would say if its not broke dont fix it! Those motors are no fun to take apart and look at, and most of the time your going to have to rewire the field because the wires are so brittle after 50 years of heat and use. But the brushes should come out easily by removing the set screws and sliding them out.
Billy
Billy when you pull the brushes out the whole thing can come apart on those - unless you know what you are doing they need to be left alone. The one with the oil inside needs to be cleaned up - it smells horrid when it runs.