Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard

Posted by HH56 On 2011/1/25 20:21:59

Clean it well. As bad as that motor looks, you may have to go ahead and use some fine emery paper--maybe 600 grit. Just be very sparing and rinse with cleaner after doing it. Also, cut a narrow strip width of brush. Turn it around so the grit faces the brush and place between commutator and brush. Gently pull a few inches thru to clean the brush.. That contact under the silver metal strip that goes to brush also.

It gets ground thru a copper tab under the phenolic riveted to that strip. Looks like that copper gets mashed into the case to complete the ground so check that as well.

The field coil would not be a problem to rewind. Armature is a different story if that turns out bad.