Originally Posted by
J Miller
Christy,
Your armature looks fine. I would have used fine sand paper on a flat stick to clean the commutator but it isn't 100% necessary.
The fiber gear is actually spring loaded to the hand wheel. That is why it's not solid. They can be disassembled, but isn't really necessary.
Joe
Thanks Joe. I always love a second opinion. I did use some 600 grit and then 1500 to lightly hand sand the commutator as long as I was there. The handwheel is back together now. phew! I went ahead and cleaned that out too. A lot of grease had snuck it's way in there. Things are actually sounding pretty good! The motor has almost evened out. I think with a little more running it will be fine. I ordered up the pin for the door on the face and some spool pins. I'm going to hold off on a few of the other parts for now. I think I may have seen a donor at the local salvage shop. They won't be open again for a couple weeks, but if there is a donor machine there, I am hoping they would let it go at a reasonable price.
